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...deeply forested, lake-strewn country of Finland was celebrating a national festival. Every Finnish hamlet was gaily festooned and beflagged. Schoolchildren had the day off. Deputations from the provinces and from many foreign countries, converging on Helsingfors, the capital,, bore testimonials signed by many a foreign bigwig. At night the festivities culminated in a gigantic concert in the city's largest auditorium, with two symphony orchestras and a choir of 500 voices. There were 8,000 people in the audience. In places of honor sat President Svin-hufvud, Field Marshal Baron Mannerheim and the visiting Prime Ministers of Denmark...
...Bohemian garret-&-starvation conception of a great artist does not apply to Sibelius. Since 1897 he has enjoyed a modest pension from the Finnish state, which has provided him with leisure to compose. At his house at Jarvenpaa he lives the secluded life of a highly respectable country gentleman. His five daughters have long since gone forth to marry and raise families of their own. He and his wife live alone, looked after by two maids. He relishes good food and drink, smokes continually the best and largest Havana cigars, is partial between meals to well-aged whiskey served...
...Hall in Boston opens its doors tomorrow afternoon to the start of another concert season by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The program, which is to be repeated the following night, consists of two well known works: the "Eroica" or Third Symphony of Beethoven, and the Second Symphony of the Finnish composer Jan Sibelius...
...works of Sibelius have become an especial province of Dr. Koussevitzky in recent years, and the Finnish composer's Second Symphony seems to be a particular favorite. The combination of Sibelius and Koussevitzky is almost unbeatable anyway for the latter manages to realize the superbly tense restlessness which the former has created. The Second Symphony is in danger of being over-played at the present, but few can fail to enjoy the work...
...coach Jaakko Mikkola and his assistant Ed Neufeld will be on hand to develop the fast men in the Freshman class, Jaakko's story, and he's Jaakko to everyone who comes into contact with him just once, is one of the most inspiring of the Harvard seene. A Finnish weight athletic in the Olympics, he came to this country where he first worked in a Lowell mill. From there he finally rose to become an assistant trainer at Harvard. Under Eddie Farrell he became assistant track coach in charge of the weight throwers, and three years ago was made...