“energy. Atomic energy talk to be covered by CBC A GATHERING of the world’s leading scientists and atomic specialists will take place at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, for the purpose of discussing the pos- sibility of peaceful uses of atomic A large Canadian dele- gation will attend and it is an- ticipated. that the ‘conference, - meeting in the aftermath of the Big Four parley, may result .in an exchange of information that ean vitally affect the course of * civilization. CBC plans an extensive cover- age. Routine commentary and _ news programs will highlight the work of the conference from Aug- RANDOM JOTTINGS Australia has national theatre ye the first time Australia has a National New: Theatre. it came. into being. recently at a conference at Adelaide -at- tended. by delegates from South . Australia, Western Australia, Vic- toria, and New South Wales. Queensland sent greetings and a number of suggestions for the national constitution. New Theatre arose in Sydney _in 1932 from the needs of the Australian people during the de- pression. = At first it was the drama sec- tion of the Workers’ Art Club: in 1933 it became known as New Theatre. os te The first issue of a new maga- ' gine, Foreign Literature, was pub- lished in the USSR in July. The main aim of the magazine is to quaint Soviet readers with the major works of foreign authors and to feature literary life abroad and the struggles of pro- gressive writers for peace. The first issue of the maga- zine contains poems by Shu Fan, a modern Chinese poet. It also includes works by the Czech writer Tozef Kainar, the Yugo- slav Branko Cipic and the Am- erican poet Archibald McLeish. The prose section includes a story by Anna Seighers, a play by Jean-Paul Sartre, a story by the Indian writer Prem Chand, and the. first installment of a new novel by the French writer Roger Vaillant. ust 7 to August 21, and on-the- spot reports from Geneva will be featured in these and special proadcasts. 53 se xt A member of the famous Sit- well family will be introduced on the Channel 2 program Pro- file this coming Thursday,-August 11, at 1030 p.m.—Sir Osbert, older brother of Edith and Sache- verell. 53 5o3 * Film highlights of the day's horse racing events at Exhibi- tion. Park will be seen, bégin- ning this week, on Wednesdays at 11 p.m. Entitled The Jack “Short Show, the series will con- sist of six programs, originating from the studios of CBUT, Chan- nel .2. Jack Short is better known to west coast racing fans as the “voice of the races.” On the program he will review the day’s activities and again call the races- as the films are presented. se % 5° Wonderful as the electronic age may be, no machine has yet been given’the the task of trans- lating written or spoken> words from one -language into another, But Dr. Magnus Pyke, a McGill graduate says there’s no reason why it shouldn’t eventually be done. Tuesday, August 9 on CBC Trans-Canada he will report on recent developments in this field and take advantage of the hum- orous possibilities of the subject. The distinguished Italian musi- cian, Vittoria Gui, conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the BBC-transcripted concert to be heard 7:30-8-30 p.m., August 12 on CBC. Leading British orchestras are featured in this weekly series entitled BBC Concert Hall. 3 x 53 On August 7 ‘radio program “Summer WorkShop presents the story of Norman (Red) Ryan, the bank robber who was. considered reformed upon his release from Kingston Penitentiary ‘but who later died of a bullet wound at the scene of a crime in Sar- nia. Time, 2:30 p.m. on CBC Trans-Canada. Rs Whooping cranes sighted Not since 1922 has anyone seen a.nest of the whooping crane, Canada‘s rarest bird, of which only one flock remains. Now reports that the birds have been seen in Wood Buffalo Park, Alberta, including one nesting pair and four young, will assist the campaign to save the birds from extinction. Moncton stages Acadian bicentennial festival. This coming week, August 9- history to commemorate the bi-centenary of the expulsion Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, by the British in 1755. held at Moncton, New Brunswick, and here Simone century costumes they will wear at the festival. RECORDS 15, Canadians of Acadian descent will turn back the pages oF of the Acadians, the French: settlers ‘One of the biggest celebrations will th Gaguen (left) and Freda Leger pose in the 7 1 Demand for Oistrakh platters leads to wide choice of labels ee the world of music today, David Cistrakh’s inspired vio- lin technique has become the standard by which all others are judged. The great Soviet artist has cut across all barriers. During Cistrakh’s tour of Eur- ope and South America, he has keen recorded by Deutsche Gramophon (Deca) in Germany and E.M.J. (Angel) in England, as well as in many other coun- tries. In the U.S. his perform- ‘ances .have been released on innumerable labels, including Decca, Angel, Vanguard, Concert Hall, Period. To rush to supply the eager demand in the U-S. has resulted in the revival of many older recordings, besides more legi- timate releases. Others have been pootlegged in “unauthorized” re- leases either of competing re-— cords or of Soviet radio broad- casts. Listed below are the best Cis- trakh recordings available in Can- ada. .Some, like the first three, are high fidelity recordings, but others are not so good. (Avoid all Colosseums; they are uni- formly , bad.) ) VIOLIN CONCERTOS Beethoven—Angel 35162. Brahms—Deca 9754. Tchaikovsky—Deca 9755. Dvorak (with Gliere Romance) -Vanguard 6016. - Glazunov (with Kabalevsky Cel- lo Concerto—Vanguard 6005. ..... Kabalevsky (with Khrennikov — Much Ado—Vanguard 6002. Khatchaturian and Rakovy — Period 709. Miaskovsky and Prokofiev No. 1 Period 539 (terrible fidelity; beautiful music). Mozart No. 7 (with Vliadigerov Fantasy) — Classic 3002. SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO ‘Beethoven: “Spring No. 5 (with Schubert, Tartini)—Period 573. Beethoven: “Kreutzer No. 9 (with LeClair, Ysaye)—Vanguard 6024. Prokofiev: opus 80 (with Franck Sonata) — Vanguard 6019 (the Franck also is paired with Szymaniwski’s on Angel 35163.) TRIOS Glinka and Rimsky Korsakov— Concert Hall 1306. Shostakovich (with Prokofiev Quartet)—Mercury 10045. MISCELLANEOUS - Beethoven's “Triple” Concerto BOOKS (with Mozart Violin Concerto N° 5)—Period 590. Brahms “Double” Conce Classic SR-8. - eerpts Prokofiev: Cinderella eae A) (with Brahms Hungarian n —Vanguard 6020. ay gh Recital (with Shostakovich | ano pieces)—Mercury 1 Nie rto — . - 6 Timely new novel on U.S. political scene ARTHA Dodd’s The Searching * Light is not only a good book but a good novel about contemp- orary events. The book centres about a group of people and the world around them. The group of people are largely on the staff of a university in the eastern United States. The story un- ravels with the effect on their -lives of the Loyalty Oath, and their struggle against it. The central figure in the book is John Minot, the almost 60-year- old chairman of the college Eng- lish department. We also become intimately acquainted with his wife, whom we like and dislike by turns, Minot’s artist daughter and his various colleagues and friends. What makes the book vital to the reader is the very realistic way the author depicts the on- slaught of creeping fascism. The individualism and the indecision of intellectuals in our society is portrayed in a very natural way. On the other hand, the reasons for the integrity and the strength of certain individuals amongst the intellectuals are woven into the story in a very natural and probable manner. Minot himself is the son of a working farmer and is himself a farmer. Minot is a scholar and PACIFIC TRIBUNE — AUGUST 5, 1955 — ‘mentioned, but are 2? author, who specializes 1% {he works of Milton. Minot Se, tn struggle against the LoyaltY © sor in terms of Milton’s fi8%: Jef freedom of conscience and sien ferson’s opposition to the and Sedition Laws. mad Professor Wilder, a YOUME opt in Minot’s English dep@ jibe relates the attack on civil which ties to the basic struggle” 4 Ja his own father, a miner a yife- bor organizer, has spent » | io The great weakness of Boat tellectuals is that they a that to join their struggles WY the of the masses, including ino! working class, and eV@P _ oes: only comes to realize the © ood. sity for this toward th? (ip Strangely enough, ae that weakness of the book } | gny we are not. permitted to segle® of the broader mass S'?°°ine The mass meetings held ™ gre faculty or by the studem in detail. ind In summary, The seatelie Light (obtainable . here k store People’s Cooperative Boo™ * jyicé 337 West Pender. Stree”, tio? $4.20) is a valuable comltl cop in the fight for liberty pein? tains many lessons, pesides og 9 a warm, human portray@ segment of modern } ife. § pack