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24 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Seturdey, Jenuery 28, 1967 SCARLET Model Elise Holtung wears a courtelle blazer in white with scarlet stripes which was shown at a re- Ei, Citi STRIPES cent knitwear fashion show in London, England. (CP Photo) ARTS, SPORT LINK AGAIN BRUCE KIDD TELLS STORY The arts used to have a place in international sports competition but they were dropped 19 years ago. Their comeback is described in this story, written for The Canadian Press by dist: runner Bruce Kidd, a for- mer Olympic competitor, By BRUCE KIDD TORONTO (CP)--The arts and the world of sport are going to line up again on an international level after a lapse of 19 years. For the first time since the One man even captured medals in both sport and art. Alfred Hajos, Hungarian ar- chitect who was a double gold medalist in swimming in the 1896 Games in Athens, won a silver medal in 1924 for sta- dium design. Art at the Olympics died after 1948, when International Olympic Committee members decided art competitions were a failure. Since then, no fur- ther art competition has been staged in connection with any sporting event. The art competitions died 1948 Olympics in London the jout because few of the top arts are returning to interna- tional games with an interna- tionl competition to be staged in conjunction with the World Student Games in Tokyo in August. The student competition will be followed by several art programs to be conducted at the 1968 Summer Olympics at Mexico City. In Mexico, each participat- ing country will be requested to display two examples of its art; the world's top sculp- tors will be invited to Mexico to work in marble on an Olympic theme, and a three-, day symposium will be held on sport and the arts. The association of sport and art is not new. Pierre de Coubertain, the founder of the modern Olympics, tried to re- initiate the "marriage of mus- cle and mind" of the classical Olympics in the modern Games. At the Stockholm competition in 1912 he inaugu- Tated the Olympic Arts Com- petition. During the next seven Olympiads, competition was staged in almost every artis- tic discipline from town plan- ning to orchestral music and epic poetry. Group Plans Presentation Of "Pirates" "The Pirates of Penzance", a lively Gilbert and Sullivan com- ic operetta with over 50 musical selections, will be presented by the Oshawa Choral Society at Eastdale auditorium, Feb. 2, 3, and 4, The two-hour long stage play deals with the adventures and "misadventures" of a group of English pirates and maidens of the 18th century who are mar- ooned on an island. The entire 50-member society is involved in the production which requires rehearsals three nights a week and construction of sets for the three act oper- etta. Director Hugh Martin, also director of music for Vaughan Township in Toronto, has guid- ed the group since it came from Bowmanville in 1952. Members of the Oshawa Sym- phony Orchesrta and independ- ent instrumentalists from Tor- onto will comprise a 15-piece orchestra to accompany the performers. Most of the costumes that will be worn have been made by members of the society. Sponsored by the Oshawa Re- creation department, president Dr. Roy F. Beckett, says al- world artists entered. One reason for the lack of interest was the fact that an artistic event staged in one Games was rarely restaged at the next and artists seldom knew in advance what competitions were being held. And politics came into it-- often the host country formu- lated competitions in such a way that artists of that coun- try had the best chance. The growing stature of the Olympics also weighed against successful staging of art events. After the 1964 Games in Tokyo, in which more than 8,000 athletes and officials participated, sports- men suggested that Olympic competition in each sport be held in a separate country to reduce the organizational problems. An experiment along this line proved success- ful at the 1966 European Games. If sports events must be segregated on administrative grounds, it was argued that there was no room for art at international games. AIMS AT BROTHERHOOD Willi Daume is one who dis- agrees. The president of the West German Olympic Com- mittee says the return of art to the Olympics would strenthen de Coubertin's ideals of brotherhood through sport. "One way to avoid the fierce tension of the medal contests is through a revival of a cultural program," he Says. "I hope that East and West can join together in a festival of the liberal arts. If the na- tions of the world could make their artistic achievements available to one and all at the Olympic Games, there would be less emphasis on the athletic events and increased international harmony would result."" He suggests that design of the Olympic village for the 1972 Games in Munich "'could well be assigned to interna- tionally known architects." Aligned against competition in art is Walter Umminger, German Olympic historian. The awarding of prizes would not attract the best artists necessarily, he says, citing the fact that a number of great writers have never won the Nobel Prize. Umminger argues that since not every country has out- standing artists at all times, participation alone cannot be considered as more important than quality. He suggests attists be com- missioned to prepare works for the Games. Appropriate preparations would be made at an international level, but the work must be commis- sioned and not open to entry, he feels. though the society hopes to make the annual event a finan- cial success, it is doubtful that the entire cost of the produc- tion will be met during the three nights. The Choral Society is also planning a trip to Expo 67 July 27 and 28 and will participate in a centennial mass choir at Eastdale with four other Osh- awa singing groups. The April 29 performance includes, the GM choir, the Oshawa Barber- shoppers, Kingsway College Choir and the Cantebury Sing- ors. , FREE 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE By Our Local Service Contractors SAWDON'S FUELS FURNACE OIL -- STOVE OIL AND COAL 244 Brock St. S., Whitby 668-3524 SPECIAL, 4 bags for complete ....... SET OF ATTACHMENTS For the Hoover upright include hose, 2-wands, floor and wall brush, crevice tool, upholstery tool and dusting brush. SPECIAL, complete......... 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