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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1947)
> l • \r-' IY. , Comet to Guiow H*ll - Opera Star BATTALION \ imw 12 Programs Ranging World-Famous Choir 4 General Admission Tickets On Sale Saturday for S3 ^ i i \ - ByJ.TMlte, Town Hall, the Aggies’ only link with worldly culture, will once again be presented on the stage of Guion Hall during the 1947- 48 school year. y • , Preceding 1934. Aggies wwe forced to travel to Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio in order to broaden their minds through the media of music, dancing, and vocal groups. In that year a few enlightened souls suc cessfully inaugurated a series of concerts, well-known public speakers, famous dance teams, singers, and choral groups. Since then many outstanding artists have ap{K*ared on the campus under the auspices of the Student Activities Office, sponsors of Hall. The Don Cossack Choir, H. V. ibom, the Houston Symphony Orches tra, and (I ladys Swarthout are among the more outstanding attractions offered Town Hall patrons. The 1947-48 Town Hall calendar will con sist of at least twelve programs. Under the 83 general admission price, each attraction will coat the purchaser twenty-five cents. In the larger cities single tickets to one of the (terformances would, in many instances, cost ) price of the season ticket to Town Hall. itatlon tick- it la (Mm than tkM* Purchasers of general stlmlaalna tick- ! sts will be assured of a seat in (luioa Hill he sold, Cmuw Malntalnpil to Aid Student* in Doubt For IhoM •tutUnta who Wllev* thoy srs In nood of •duMilonsI or vtM'«ttonnl fuliUnco, th« TwUng Ouldaner Dlvlalon of the Kdu- on and Panhotofy Dagartskel malntalnad In tame C, Hart It la a voluntary mi-vic* opan I ■tudrnU of A. 4 M. Through the administration and interpretation of pajrcholofflcal in- ■"•"^aatit & ! r; i.*. major and minor curricula. All tast results are strictly confidential be tween the student and counselor, and counseling service is personal and prieate. AU students who feel that they can benefit by the free servtcee of the center are urged to eiait the Testing and Guidance Center. Ad- liatration of inventories is han- by Mrs. Joe H. Street, Mr*. Diekty, and Mrs. L. J. Interpretation of tests and counseling is done by R. H. Hughes. . —■ —- - ■ DeLUXE CAFE — Bryan — Where all Aggies meet *W* Serve the Beer Tom Scott, Balladeer, To Open ’47 • ’48 Series Oct 6 TOM SCOTT, balladeer, will appear at Otikmj Hall October « He apsrtaHass in American folk [a, cowboy songs, asa chantiaa, and ballads of: mountains and the island water*—all are pre- in such a manner as to hold the attention of | until the final curtain. CHRISTOPHER LYNCH, Irish tenor, has been booked for November 10. He sings in a manner reminiscent of John McCormack, world-famed ten or who died recently. In fact, for several years, Lynch was r^lmd ^ McCormack’s wing. He is now touring this country in his own right FRANCES GRF.KR, young Metropolitan Opera soprano, will appear on Town Hall October IS. She poaaeasM at least two features which will assure her of success on the A.AM. campus: beauty and a remarkable lyric voice. Her repertoire includes 1 many of the more familiar operatic arias, aa well! as semi-classical numbers. A southern pianist SIDNEY FOSTER, opens the aecond semester's Town Hall presentations on February 13 He baa bean guest soloist with tbs Dallas Symphony Orchastra, and New York critics have applauded hia recitals in that city. IVA KITCHELL, ballerina, modem dancer, and claaaical artiste, cavorts, gldaa. and hops through two hour* at comsdy sad satire. Her one-woman show la guaranteed to produce a amlle on ths face I of the most auatara spectator, audiences with a) •anas at humor will roar with laughter. Bb* Is, scheduled (or March 4. A Russian-Amertoan violinist who has just recently attained national prominence, ISAAC RTMHN. will play for ths Town Hall audtsnoa May • A native at Ban Francisco, Btam has Injected and versatility into classical, ••nit*| popular me Indies One af ike wsrkhi mast fa- ■mm slaiiai a ms pa, lbs WHBT MINBTKlt dlom »IH alas ap- psar aa the Twe* Hall prsgran. define Ike rarreal asaaM. Ml*k l> I rained from rklldkssd. *»••» here nf Ik# rkelr M^BlMB.BMM* gsaHara al iVInreles, New Jer asy. An evsr popular pianlat-alnger duet will appear no ike rampue ! Nbetime during Iks fall ssaaon i srry NsMe. pianist, and Francis opr*no, play symphonic im Uona of well-known bs)lsde, and pieces from op HARRY NOBLE ami FRANCIS KING Ambassadors of Song. artists Whom repertoire includes You man» am^ Verdi, Wagner and Romberg, will be included in the j n» 47-48 Toem Hall program. The octette has recently toured the Want, and Arisons audiences and critic* particularly enjoyed their ballads and semi-classical songs. Rounding out the Town Hull pro- i gram are the Madrigal Singers of | North Texas State College, TBCW’s Modem Choir, and AAM’s own | Singing Cadets. Boyd Rogers, a senior student the Cadet Corps, is Toem Hi Mnnsgsr. I/. 1 FRESHMEN: Now is the time to apply for ponitionA on j T i ‘VOMMENTATtm Gain I'raetieal Expt'rience WRITING REPORTING PHOTOGRAPHY ADVERTISING SALES ILLUSTRATING Those u ho hove u orktd on a high school it other ftttblicoHoti ore invited to conlocl Mrs. Hilliord of the Rrcreation Hall. A&MHas Own Choral Group- Singing Cadets By F. F. Block A choral organisation which has rd quite a reputation for it- ts the Singing Cadets. Under baton of Bill Turner, the Ca dets have been molded into one of the finest choral groups in the country. In constant demand for public j appearances, the Singing Cadets i mske many out-of-town tripe each ys*r. In the past, programs have been presented In such Texas citlts as Beaumont. Port Arthur, Dallas, Fort Worth. Houston, San Antonio, Denton, and Huntsville. Ity the Cadet* appear on klf, the Aegis Muster pro- , the Mothers Day program, campus shows. During the pre. w.istmaa season, they tour the campus singing Christmas carols. | Ken DaVby, well-known choral Ipatkr and director of moats at Universal Rtudtoa, has arranged f of Um A. 4 M. Mhool aongs oily for the Ringing Cadets uniforms the Cadets wear regular military uniform of I Cadot Corps. , President of tho Ringing Cadets lor the 184748 school yoor Is Whit. Hey Wilson of Galveston. BUI Cvana will he vice-president; Hel- fiut G. Quirtm, business manager; Bvrd, librarian. Leonard N. Per- kina, last yOar’s vice-president, is Student assistant director of the Cadets. — WELCOME T O r; ACG1ELAND CALDWELL JEWELRY — — rfrp" r/ffl, fJ WVW 1* 'A' ■ /X'X'l - — 'I / . / >dr\ INSPECT WfWMW/T 4'/; 17, ! / MA . / I ^ / / f fm fj j a // w v i/l j. 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