Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1929, Page 27

DISPUTE VIRGIL'S BIRTHPLAGE SITE Italian. and British Scholars Disagree as Celebration Approaches in Spring. By Radio to The Star. ROME, November 30.—The exact site of Virgil's birthplace threatens to cause #s much discussion as formerly that of the spot where he was buried. With the latter question settled. it is now agreed that illipo, near Naples, holds this honor in the cave which is now ing saved from collapse. Italian and British Virgilian scholars now differ about the birthplace. Next Spring the bi-millenarium, with a vast program of festivities planned, will see a pilgrimage to different places. ‘The British writer Conway is or- ganizing a pilgrimage to Calvisiano, whereas the Italians consider Pietole, near Mantova, as the birthplace, where & vast Virgillan garden is now being Jaid out on the banks of the River Min- cio. Calvisiano is 50 miles distant, near Brescia. One Virgilian scholar, Senator Albini, has raised a protest and points it examiniag ancient writers, Mantua is linked vath Virgil's name in the following: ‘“Mantua Vergilio Gaude f Ovi ‘Marone Felix Mantua Est of Marizal,” “Mantau Musarum Domus of Silio Italico.” 5 3 Another ,rut argument is that the t himself lov-d Mantua with a deep eeling and paid filial tribute to this city in his poems. It is well known that his father’s farm was on the banks of the Mincio. This land was confiscated when an edict ordered the sale of all land in Cremonia, in the vicinity of Mantua. Virgil obtained restitution owing to the kind offices of powerful friends, In the meantime he took his in his small country home with the old teacher Siron. If he was born 30 miles| { from Mantua it is hardly likely that he | | could have describd the countryside as | too distant in those days. Virgil exalts | Mantua in many pastoral poems. Be- | sides, mention is made. in the Aeneade, on whose ship the emblem was “Mincio, | Daughter of Benaco.” For this reason there is great hope that the two points | of view may become one before the fes- | tivities. begin next year. (Copyright, 1920.) Members of the geological party of the Byrd expedition each receive a bal- | anced ration of 36 ounces a day when | on the trafl. It consists mainly of pem- mican, peanut butter, biscuits, sugar father and his family to live with him | and tea. THE _ SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 1, 1929—PART ONE. GLEE CLUB GROUP - TO GIVE OPERETTA Hine Junior High Students Will Present “Peggy and the Pirate” This Week. More than 60 members of the Girls' and Boys' Glee Clubs of Hine Junior High School will take part in the two- act operetta, “Peggy and the Pirate,” which will be given in the school audi- torjum, Seventh and C streets south- east, at 8 o'clock Thursday end Friday nights of this week. "The operetta will be given under di- rection of Miss Marie E. Walcott and Miss Helen W..Merriam of the faculty, with music by Geoffrey O'Hara and the libretto by Geoffrey F. Morgan. The principal parts will be played by | Harry Fonoroff, Melvin Eicker, Mary Ellen Kétler, Zelda Wrightman, Wil- liam Bell. ‘Marjery League, Mary Fol- mer, William Martin, Charles Green and Daniel Gevinson. Miss Merriam, who will be at the piano, will be assisted by Julia Draper, Virginia Hickernell, Raymond Roberts. Lewis Padonitz, Saverio Fillipone and Samuel Lubin. violinists: Jerome Schlis- senberg, saxophanist; Lawrence Morris RHARRIS::& €O. . . ..-. JEWELERS . . . . and Prancis Lanham, mmcm, and Charles Sanderson, drummier. Others taking part in the operetta are: Louise Abner, Mary Louise Andrews, Louella Bailey, Elizabeth. Blanchard, Daisy Boyer, Marjorie Butler, Winifred Chick, Geraldine Davis,” Lucille Davis, Julia Draper, Grace Dygerty, Doris Flathers, Elisabeth Fletcher, Helen Foley, Elizabeth Gibb, Prancis Goebel, Bella Goldenberg, Dorothy Griffith, Ethel Hamilton, Elizabeth Hunt, Prances Johnson, Evelyn King, n Lee, Margaret Lesler, Lois Loeffler, Mildred Mantz, Dorothy Millar, Rose Miller, Melva’ Miskell, Elizabeth Monn, Alice Reynolds, Esther Saks, Leonore Sands, Minnie Shonrank. Elsie May Sockrider, Florence Sherman, Frieda Sherman, Lula Tierney, Burdell Thrift, Margareth Thompson, Mildred Warner, Anna Web- ster, Glynn Welsh, Elizabeth Whitney, Reger Bell, William Bresenshan, Victor Caron. Byrd Hall, Gail Judd, Robvert Lee, Wil Martin. Roberf McRae, Grover McLaughlin, Wallace Norwood, Charles Orcutt, Jack Poole, Stanley Pearce, John Rodier, James Taylor and Herbert Thorn, - . 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