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Twinning plan "Hopefully. there will be widespread participation m making the decision as to which city or Cums the KN' community wishes to twin A luncheon meeting, open to the public, was held Tuesday, Jan. II, at the Adult Recreation Centre in Waterloo, to discuss mundiallzation, Speakers include Mrs, Jackie Taylor, executive secretary to the mayor of St. Catharines, and Dr. Alan Newcombe of the Peace Research Institute. Burlington, (Continued from page 2) an cities. Toronto is mun- dialized with Amsterdam. Hamilton with Fukayama (Japan). St. Catharines with Port of Spain (Trini- dad). Brantford with a city in Yugoslavia, for example. Anna Weber lived between the years of 1814 and 1888. She came to Waterloo County from Pennsyivania in 1825 with her immediate "The Mennonites weren't allowed to portray nature as it actually appeared and that is why this art form is so stylized," he said. “It has a great deal of cultural. traditional and religious significance for the Menno- nites." Seven male and six fe- male actors are needed for the rock musical. which is planned for April 13-16 at University of Waterloo's Hu- manities Theatre. Auditions will be held this week for Kitchener-Water- loo Little Theatre's produc- tion of Godspell. Theatre presents Godspell Pictures Reg took of original Fraktur prints by Anna. combined with the results of his research on the artist and the art form are all included in his recently published book. The book was published in November. "I originally set out to do research for my own person- al benefit," said Reg. "When I discovered as many interesting things as I did I decided to do some- thing more significant. .. Reg described the Frak- tur print as a stylistic. symmetrical print with a vertical axis and singular motifs. Reg not only returned to his friend's house to see the paintings but he travelled as far as Pennsylvania to find out about Anna Weber and the Fraktur prints she produced. that if he was interested he had four more pieces of this art in his attic and next time he came he would show them to him. and-a-half ago. he was leaf- ing through an old family Bible when he caught sight of a piece of Fraktur art by Anna Weber. When he questioned his friend about the piece of work and Anna Weber, his friend told him By Terry James Reg Good, 18, of Kitch- ener, has always had an interest in the history of the Pennsylvania German Mennonites in Waterloo County. While visiting a friend in St. ,laleobs about a year- This is the third year the Youth researches origins of F raktur with." says Dr. Silveston. "We expect there will be support for a program to ensure the relationship be- tween this community and its twin or twins will be on- going." “We are the only amateur theatre company to put on three rock operas," said Mike Lavigne, Godspell's producer. Auditions for the production will be little theatre group has presented a rock musical. Past offerings included Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair. “I discovered she was a very transient person. said Reg. "1 was told she got along better with people if she didn't stay too long at one place." “There are no written records of her attending this particular school but it is assumed that she did." said Reg. "The teacher who taught during the time she would have been attend- ing school was known to be very interested in F raktur art." . Reg found very little writ- ten material on Anna. Ref- erences were made to her in some texts but there was no in-depth study, He had to interview the descend- ants of her friends, neigh- bours and relatives to find out what she was really like. Reg's research took him to Pennsylvania several times. With the help of a Mennonite he found the school she had probably attended. "There were other Frak- tur artists in Waterloo County but no one produced the quantity of Anna Weber. She gave most of it away to children as gifts," said Reg. "On one of the prints a German phrase actually says it is a Christmas pres- ent." . While he was in Pennsyl- vania. Reg did a great deal Anna did most ‘of her art between the ages of 50 and 70. Her Fraktur art dif- fered from early Fraktur in that she did less printing and more drawing. “Many people described Anna as being eccentric, queer, and individualistic," said Reg. "In a society where work meant physical labour she did not conform. One person I talked to said Anna did paintings first and helped around her home as a sideline. .. family and her uncle's family. Her father wasthe deacon of Martin's Meeting House and she is buried there. Shampoo 8: Set $450 Style. Cut . & Blow thy 5700 Reg. Shampoo Style Cut 3. Set " 00 Reg. Hauculs $400 up (Bo Open Daily also Mon Tues Coiffu re Cottage Gilk BEAUTY SALON 61 Elm Crs. S. at Crt, St.. Waterioo PHONE 7437784 PERM SPECIAL Reg. $20.00, Now $15.00 Reg. $25.00, Now $17.50 Reg. $30.00, Now $20.00 (Body, Medium or Curly) “This is just something that interests me," he said. “I am not trying to analyze art. I simply research the artist and find out about the personal 'side of their lives. This may some day help scholars analyze their art." held Jan. 13 and 14 from 8 to 10 pm. at the little theatre office on Princess St. in Waterloo. The God- spell roles are mainly dra- matic in nature and require advanced acting ability said Mr. Lavigne. Reg is presently busy delivering his books through- out southern Ontario. When he is not doing this he is researching other artists in Waterloo County. He recently sold an article on Joseph Bauman, an artist who died in 1889. . More information on the production can be obtained by calling 884-4172. In addition to actors. the production will need a good sound man and produc- tion crews. Music director is Tom Wermuth. The rock opera is "a hodge-podge of music, cos- tumes and stage directions" based on the gospel to St. Matthew. Reg does not plan to make writing his career. He graduated from grade 12 at Bluevale Collegiate and next year he hopes to study history at Conrad Grebel College. He has taken this year off to do research for his book, His long term goal is to become a lawyer. "All thisresearch will be ahrreat benefit to me when I start to study law." he said. , "The art had lasted this long because it had been handed down through gen- erations by the school," he said. Reg believes that Fraktur died out around 1890. The parochial school system had been" disbanded by the government around this time and the art was not taught to the children after this. Thur & Fr, Evenungs "This is not a continu- ation of the original art of Fraktur," said Reg. "This is more of a revival. I would say that Anna was the last original Fraktur artist in Waterloo County." Fraktur printing is very elaborate and it is still used in family registers and family bibles today. of background work on F raktur. The art is more common in Pennsylvania and he discovered that not very much of it has been preserved in Waterloo County. Prints that were preserved have been kept in old family Bibles. Reg has found and photographed 50 of Anna's prints. Reg Good. of Kitchener, shows some of the pictures he has collected of Anna Weber's Fraktur art. These pictures are part of a display presently being shown in the art gallery at the Waterloo Public Library until December 24. 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