Page Four:
THE BATTALION, College Station (Aggieland), Texas, Saturday, April 19, 1947:
Dame’s American Selections
In Last Half Win Audience
By Dave Seligman
Donald Dame’s charm and gracious personality won over his
audience in a moderately-full Guion Hall when his relatively unfamiliar
selection failed. Dame noted Metropolitan Opera tenor, was Town
Hall’s last presentation Thursday night.
The program was divided into six portions which included two
first performances. The first part was composed of four folksongs.
Two of the tunes were French,-f
“Briolage” and “L’Angelus”; one
was Italian “Ohie Meneche”; and
the other English, “Some Rival
Has Stolen My True Love Away”.
In the second part Dame showed
his acting ability in character por
trayal, even with as light a piece
as a war veteran coming home to
his girl in “Au Pays” by Augusta
Holmes. Also, of particular note
was Dame’s excellent control of
voice in quiet, clear, almost inaud
ible passages. This art was most
convincing i n several numbers
throughout the program.
The third part of the show was
the tenor aria “Hh’ella mi creda”
from Puccini’s “Girl of the Golden
West”.
Following the intermission Max
Walmer, Dames accompanist gave
good renditions of the Chopin “A-
flat Etude” and “Valse Oubliee”
by Liszt. The audience called him
back and for an encore he chose
“Little White Swan”.
Up to this point in the program
the audience had been unapprecia
tive and the applause kind, but
lukewarm. Here was the begin
ning of a change, however. Drop
ping all of the remaining foreign
songs, Dame began with “Neither
Spirit nor Bird” by Edward Malz-
man and then introduced a new
tune by Gene Bone and Howard
Fenton, entitled “Captain Kidd”.
His characterization was of first
quality in this piece, a snappy take
off on the famous pirate.
Another “first” performance,
this one by Katherine Fisher, was
sung on Town Hall—a dreamy lit
tle number called “In a Walled Gar
den”. Dame attempted to com
plete part five of the program with
.“The Pretzel Man” and “The Time
for Making Songs Has Come”,
but by this time his unarming man
ner and vibrant voice had captiva
ted his austere audience and he
was called back for encores.
Instead he immediately began
the last portion of the show which
was by far the most well received.
Composed of selections from
Dame’s radio program American
Album of Familiar Music, it in
cluded “Mah Lindy Lou,”, The
Girl That I marry”, “If I Love
You”, and “Your’s Is My Heart
Alone”. So well did the crowd like
the performance he was called back
for six encores.
Leading off with “Good Ale”, a
familiar concert ballad, sung as
a character portrayal of a drink
er in a tavern calling for more
beer, Dame followed with Victor
Herbert’s “I’m Falling in Love
With Someone”; “The Complete
Misanthropist”, a catchy tune con
cerning an eccentric’s dislike (in
cluding the audience); another new
piece “Oh, Sing Again” by Gustav
Klemm; “Bally Hoo Bally”, an Ir
ish folksong; and in a farewell ges
ture closed with the old favorite
“Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes”.
It could be seen that though the
audience was cool in the beginning,
by the time the last note had been
sung they appreciated Donald
Dame and recognized him as one
of the great American tenors.
Kiwanians to Honor
High School Athletes
Honoring the Consolidated High
School athletes, the Kiwanis Club
will hold its second annual ban
quet-party at 6:30 p.m., Wednes
day, April 23 in Sbisa Hall. Mor
ris Franks of Houston will be the
principal speaker, and Manning
Smith will serve as master-of-cer-
emonies.
Tickets, selling for $1.50, may be
purchased at Luke’s grocery, Lips
comb Pharmacy, Madeley Phar
macy, and the high school office.
Tickets also may be bought from
any member of the Kiwanis Club.
Awards will be presented to the
outstanding athletes of the high
school.
Architecture Dept Will Be
Represented at ACSA Meet
Five members of the Texas A.
& M. College architecture depart
ment will attend consecutive meet
ings of the Association of Colleg
iate Schools of Architecture, April
29-May 1, at Grand Rapids, Mich.
Making the trip are Ernest Lang
ford, department head, and W. W.
Caudill, John M. Rawlett, Jason
P. Moore and Gordon C. McCut-
cheon.
DAVE "BOO" FERRISS
leading pitcher of the
American League—W.-25 L-6
ALL OVER A ME RICA-CHESTER FI f iWi illQ P S !
Official Notices
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
April 14, 1947
C. E. 3008
All students who plan on registering for
C.E. 300S (Summer Practice) for either
term of summer school, please meet in
Room 11, Civil Engineering Building at
5:00 p.m., Monday, April 21, 1947.
CLASSIFIED ADS
ATTENTION ENGINEERS: Get your
engineers' math chart at the Exchange
Store.
THE SCRIBE SHOP—Typing, mimeo
graphing, drawing. Phone 2-6706. 1007
E. 23rd, Bryan.
REPAIRS: Radio and refrigerator
sales and service. All work guaranteed.
LEONARDS East Gate Ph. 4-1240
New and refresher classes starting now
at McKenzie-Baldwin Business College in
shorthand, typewriting and associated sub
jects. Phone 2-6655 for information.
WANTED to rent 5 or 6 room unfurnished
house, College Station or Bryan; will be
permanent renter. Phone 4-5684, ask
for Emmons.
FOR SALE: House, 2 rooms and bath.
Call after 5:00 p.m. 206 S. Munnerlyn
Village.
EIGHT TUBE console radio and phono
graph for sale. Reasonable. Veterans
Village, 26-A.
FOUND: Parker fountain pen.
Mr. Evans, 4-6894.
Call
FOR SALE: Double unit, two bedroom
prefab, furnished. Large screened porch.
$3000.00. 400 Maryem Street, or Mrs.
Cresson, Registrar’s Office.
We now have clever BABY ANNOUNCE
MENTS, cards or matchbooks. Fill out
info yourself and mail or handout I COUL
TER’S gifts in Bryan.
LOST: Reward! Green field jacket with
blue cloth rifle badge sewed on. Box
3005, College View Apartment 3-C-W.
LOST: Diamond ring in or near Palace
Theatre Monday night. Reward. 4-9024.
LOST: Identification bracelt with in
scription "Clyde, Jr.” on front. If found
please return to Clyde Newberry, Dorm
12, Room 427.
LOST: Believe someone took wrong
raincoat at Stan Kenton Dance. Have
one with name J. L. Myers on collar. Con
tact Junius Beel, 2-8074 after 5:0O P.M.
Chance-Vought To
Begin Engineering
Training Program
Fifty senior engineering stud
ents from 55 leading colleges and
universities throughout the coun
try will be selected this spring
for engineering training by the
Chance Vought Aircraft Division
of United Aircraft Corporation,
Stratford, Connecticut.
Rex B. Beisel, general manager
of the company, made the an
nouncement Wednesday, April 2, in
serving notice of the company’s
re-establishment of its compre
hensive Engineering Training Pro
gram which proved so successful
in pre-war operation.
The selection, according to
Beisel will be extensively trained
in many phases of aeronautical
engineering and actual shop work
over an eight month period. Dur
ing the first four months of the
program, the trainees will learn
and utilize shop skills within var
ious departments. Problem as
signments related to engineer
ing and production practices will
constitute the latter half of the
course.
This program enables the com
pany to inject new talent into their
engineering staff and gives train
ees the opportunity of continu
ing their engineering training on
a practical basis, and at the same
time obtain an excellent start on
a career with one of the nation’s
leading airplane designers and
builders, Beisel said.
What’s Cooking
MONDAY, April, 21
4 p.m.—Willard Chevalier to ad
dress engineering faculty.
4:30 p.m.—Corps Review, Main
Drill Field.
6:30 p.m.—Aggie Muster, East
of Administration Building.
7:30 p.m. — Astronomy Society
in Physics Building.
TUESDAY, April 22
1:30 p.m.—War Department rep
resentatives to address all former
commissioned officers and students
interested in ROTC program in
Guion Hall.
4:30 p.m.—Children’s instruction
class for All-Breed Dog Show, in
front of Administration Building.
*4*
Engineer-Agriculture Day
Provides Two-School Show
The students and staff of the Agricultural and Mechani
cal College of Texas in agriculture and engineering will
work together to stage a demonstration open to the public on
Engineer-Agriculture Day Saturday, May 10, it was recent
ly announced by school authorities.
Engineer—Agriculture Day will-f
actually last two days, since
Mother’s Day is the following day.
The General George Moore flag
will be presented to the outstand
ing military organization of the
year and the Albert Sidney John
ston saber will be presented to
the outstanding cadet.
Two sports events will be held
the afternoon of May 10. A
track meet between A. & M. and
the University of Texas, and a
baseball game with Brooke Army
Medical Center and the Aggies
have been scheduled for that day.
A program will be given at
Guion Hall at 7:30 p.m. by the
schools of Agriculture and En
gineering; there will be skits spon
sored by the various departments
of the two schools. These skits
will show what is being done in
each department. A dance will
follow later in Sbisa Hall.
The departments cooperating to
make Ag Day a success include:
Agricultural Education, Agricul
tural Engineering, Agronomy,
Animal Husbandry, Horticulture,
Fish and Game, Landscape Art,
Range Management, and the
Dairy Husbandry department. The
activities of these different de
partments will be announced at a
later date.
TENNIS RACKETS
RESTRUNG
FAST SERVICE
SMITH’S
North Gate
DR. N. B. McNUTT
DENTIST
Office in Parker Building
Over Canady’s Pharmacy
Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas
Copyright 1947, Liggett & Myths Tobacco Co.
LEARN TO SEW
We teach Beginners and Advance courses in dress
making. Make yourself a garment while you learn—
8 Complete Lessons for $10.00
For more information call Mrs. Hurst, or drop by our
shop and let us explain the courses to you.
Night classes for girls that work.
SINGER SEWING MACHINE CO.
Phone 2-2335
202 West 26th
AGGIELAND’S
“Home of Refreshment ,,
GEORGE’S
CONFECTIONERY
Only with the finest of photographic
equipment can your pictures
be the best.
A & M Photo Shop
North Gate