GOUNOD 



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GOURD 



University and the American College for Girls 

 in Turkey. B.M.W. 



GOUNOD, goo no', CHARLES FRANQOIS (1818- 

 1893), a great musician, whose fame as a com- 

 poser rests upon his popular opera Faust. He 

 was born in Paris, studied at the Conservatoire 

 and later in Rome, where his musical instincts 

 seem to have 

 been mainly ec- 

 clesiastical. I n 

 fact, for two 

 years he studied 

 theology with 

 the idea of en- 

 tering holy or- 

 ders, but what 

 subsequently was 

 the Church's loss 

 became the gain 

 of the musical GOUNOD 



world. His Saint Cecilia's Mass and the two 

 oratorios, The Redemption and Mors et Vita 

 (Death and Life), are his most successful ef- 

 forts in the domain of "religious" music. 

 Romeo et Juliette almost rivaled Faust in the 

 affections of the musical public. 



Friendship and music, at one and the same 

 time, form a small part of that state of bliss 

 which will consist in the "simultaneousness of all 

 joys." 



We are not in the world to do what we wish, 

 but to be willing to do that which it Is our duty 

 to do. 



GOURD, gohrd, or goord, a popular name 

 for a family of ornamental trailing or climbing 

 vines, bearing hard-shelled fruits of various 

 shapes. In its wider sense the term also in- 

 cludes squashes and pumpkins, which really 

 belong to the same family, as also do melons 

 and cucumbers. These last differ from the 

 typical gourds in that they are in part edible. 



When a large amount of vine is desired 

 quickly, to cover arbors, waste places or walls, 

 gourds are very desirable. If the seed is 

 planted in light, rich soil in a sunny location, 

 when danger of frost is over, they are easily 

 cultivated and require about the same care as 

 squashes. These vines produce large, alter- 

 nate leaves with pointed lobes, and blossoms 

 which are yellow in most species and often 

 striking and handsome. The fruits of various 

 species appear in many shapes and markings, 

 and may be put to a number of uses. 



VARIOUS GOURDS 



(a) Dish rug gourd ; (6) pumpkin; (c) watermelon; (d) Hubbard squash; (c) mammoth white 

 bush squash; (/) muskmelon ; (g) crookneck squash; (h) cucumber; (t) snake gourds. 



At the outbreak of the Franco-German War 

 in 1870 Gounod took refuge in England, where 

 he remained and made his home for many 

 years. In 1871 he composed his "Biblical 

 elegy," Gallia, and also many songs, by which 

 he became popular in America; two of these 

 were Maid of Athens and There is a Green 

 Hill far Away. 



Two extracts from his private letters throw 

 light on the composer's philosophy of life: 

 160 



Varieties and Uses. The dishcloth, or towel, 

 gourd is a species which has become prominent 

 in America. The interior of the dried fruit 

 is fibrous, and, when properly prepared, makes 

 a dishcloth or bath sponge which is always 

 sweet and clean. Very young fruits of this 

 variety are edible. 



The bottle gourd, also called sugar trough. 

 produces bottle-shaped fruits which, whon dried 

 and emptied of seeds, are excellent for cam-- 



