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WOOPWARO GLADYS SWARTHOUT, ALEC TEMPLETON, DON COSSACK CHORUS, and the SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY have been scheduled for the Town Hall program which begins in November. Tentative plans also Call for the ALL-GIRL ORCHESTRA under the direction of PHIL SPTIALNY to appear here during the long terms. , Guion Hall, scene of the Town Hall programs, is undergoing a $55,000 remodeling plan. Its stage will be enlarged to a width of 39 feet and a depth |of 35 feet. A new scene docH is b4ing built so that all of the stage space can be util- . ized. In addition, new dressing rooms are being built to increase present facilities, and a new lighting system is being installed. When it is complete, Guion Hall can accomodate practically any size of entertainment unit. Prior to 1934', students at A &M were forced, to go to Dallas Houston or San Antonio in or der to enjoy entertainments such • as are now presented on Town Hall. Because of this inconven ience, ,8 few people organized a series of concerts in 1934 which fathered the present day Town Hall. Since then many outstanding ar tists! have appeared on the pro- grants under the auspices of the Student Activities Office, sponsors of Town Hall. The Don Cossock •Choir, The Houston Symphony, Carmeii Cavallaro, Harry Noble hk Francis King, Henry L. Scott, : nS Sammy Kaye have beeh some A v- H y. THE SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is another feature of the TOWN HALL program. Composed of 78 members, the symphony is conducted by MAX REITER. Though a relatively new organization, the Orchestra is listed among the major U. S. or chestras. The orchestra is scheduled for January 10. 1 ures to hear the 78 piece organi zation that sprang up and flour ished on the tough mesquite plains of Texas. - The Texas-bred orchestra and its Ithlian-born conductor have, be come familiar to US citizens dur ing the past few seasons through out the columns 'of Time, News week, Readers Digest, and New Yorker magazines. of the entertainers THE S 3 V 4 t! PHIH/ KOONjCE To those jfjjyou that are still in the Age' of Innocence 4 n( l belabve things haven't changed ip the Blast few years, i; |offer my f symp and this tab if Percy S)ierke] his barber-s hop experiences; The time ii 1938—the placej is Joe’s Barber Shop: j j 1 “You’re hixl Mr. Snerkebsir j. . George! Hfe!pj[Mr. Snerkel take off his hat . ji. , |hat’s it .'T. Now lie down so Mr! Sn&kel j won’t get walkint thrqiagh How's feverythiing ing, Mi Snerkel, get up now, George) wife and!kiddies . . Show Tendenc 1 ith Business Ti That’s good.. . . The dog ambthe goldfish? . . . That’s wonderful! . . Here, let me put this pillow be hind your back . . f George! Fix the fan so it’ll blow on Mr. Sner- his’ shoes iqi that hair this fine h)' sir? (Yooici How about . f 'I > ft r : .r. Oh, no, no, no, I insist—j Mind piaJjstj and com appearVq “•rles Nt famous r, 4lU n Hall M..' besides T just love to have the ,cut hair blow in myfface. . Smoke? I should say you ^can! That little bit of smoke wa»3 bother my eyes . . . Would you like to read ? George! Push the magazine rack ovot here so Mr. Snerkel can find something. If you don’t find some thing you like Mr. Snerkel, sir, George can run out and get some more magazines. There’s the latest Sears-Roebuck catalog under that Police Gazette. One hour and sixteen minutes later: “Let me trim those eyebrows and we’ll be through, "Mr. Snerkel, sir . . . It’s too bad you, have an ' appointment and have to rush off . . How much? Still the same old price—. ; . Other prices may go up but we won’t let ours. . George! Here’s your change Mr. Snerkel, sir . . . Hurry back with in the next month or so > . . You can get-' up now, George. . . ” TIME MARCHES ON—1948 and Joe’s iWsorial Emporium: “Hey you! Yeah, yeah, you wid de shaggy-dog look, you’re next. . Trow jrour hat on dat hook and let’s get going . . . Whatcha gonna do wid dat magazine? . . . Can* tcha read da sign—“Noody Reads No Books In No Chairs” . . .„ Well, come on . . . Drop da cigarette in da cuss-pe-door and let’s get busy I ain’t got all day . . Need k shine? Dat’s tuff. Can’jt you see da shine-boy’s busy reading , . . Yeah, yeah I know it’s hot , . . Whutchu won’t me to do about it? pis little old fan don’t put out (See BARBERS, Page 2) j IAN ANTONIO SYM PHONY ORCHESTRA, conduc ted by Max Reiter, will appear in i r a concert January 10 on the Town Hall program. It has gain ed a reputation as “the prodigy” among the major U. S. orches tras for so many accomplish ments in so short a span. Founded ! only eight years ago by Reiter, the San Antonio Sym phony has not only played for the millions of listeners of the far flung National Broadcasting Com pany; but it has attracted some of America’s outstanding musical fig- everyone GLADYS SWARTHOUT. lead ing mezzo-soprano of the Metro politan. Chicago, and San Fran cisco Operas, will appear on the Town Hall program Tuesday, March x2. Voted the “best female classical vocalist on the air” for five suc cessive years,Nstar of five highly successful movin^snictures, and au thor of a best selhqg novel, Miss Swarthout has one of the most lustrous names in v musical history. ALEC TEMPLET6^1, who wKl be heard here on Thursday, No vember 11, on the Town Hall program, has spent most of his career in a checker-board of skipping between classical and popular forms of music. He has few hobbies that do not center in music. He listens to music, makes mu sic, thinks music, talks music, has fun with music, eveiy waking hour of the day. Templeton plays music bqn enjoy. Besides being the World’s foremost improviser of musical hilarities, his serious works have earned him high rank among contemporary composers. jJs. The DON COSSACK CHORUS, under the direction of diminuative SERGE JAROFF, will appear on Town Hall. This great organ of human voices! spellbinds audiences wherever the; Don Cossacks sing. They! have been “tops” in their field for 27 years, and critics have continually praised the 32 giant choristers and dancers. . ■!; ■ I ★ • , . -.J. General admission tickets to' Town Hall for students will be $3 for the entire Town Hall se ries. Reserve seats for students are at $5 for the series. Noh-student tickets are $5, gen eral admission, and $7 for reserve seats; .[ Tickets fori students and their wives will be on sale at registra tion, dates August 28, and Septem ber 10-11. Non-Student reserve and general admission tickets will go on sale beginning September 20* 1.1 ; j ★ are underway to bring the ALL-G4RL ORCHESTRA under the direction bf Phil Spitalny here during the Town Halli; season. En tertaining under the name, “The Hour of Charm,” the orchestra contains 30 membbi^. Evelyn and Her Magic Violin amLjoanne, fea tured vocalist are parfof the spe cial entertainers. They Say They Enjoy Colleg< Cooking, Ironing, Decorating Occupy (In an attempt to discover the attitudes of veterans’ wives Concerning higher education, The Battalion sent Staff Re porter H. C. Wilson on a trip through the trailer camps and project houses bordering the college. A complete report of his findings is recorded below.) By H. C. WILSON ' “Lady, I’d like to ask you a few questions about how you spend your time and your opinion of the life of tne college wife in general.” This, question was asked the wives 6f students around A£M last week to determine Whether the college wife is dif ferent from other wives. The in terview? ranged from a one sen tence answer to a 45 minute con versation. ' The best example of a short an swer cqme in the first interview. The lady, when asked how she spent her time, replied shortly, “Sir I j have three children.—Are you kidding?” Stop number two proved to be slightly longer. Mrs. R. D. Dennis, who lives in one of the r scheduled for December 7 on the TOWN HALL program. The ei tainers arf under the direction of SERGE JAROFF, conductor. Program starts at $ p.m. other feature on the TOWN Swarthout ii a leading ntesso- „ J Chicago, aigl Operas. Miss Swarthout will appear here March 22. ii ,1- ?■ ■■I —- •' uejti t 7 MAC A* '-.I ii HOW UP 0 ; - i : SB 'V.'j ijhj> L For I TH8- ANSWERS WE, SEkT A REPORTER OUT TO OlC UP THE FACTS. BUT THE PROPS WOULD NOT REVJEAL THE»R TRAOE SECRETS. finally w£ found an ex-prot, WHO SAID L ALL. ( RUNNING fOR A POLITICAL OFFICE. r ) The INTERVIEW THAT C.E., QUIZES «# two story apartment^ in 1 ^ Village, was busy hetiimeriug, sewing, and painting, T r ying to fix things to her likiri. Mrsli Dennis has just moved it, A AM from Waco. She cooks j Jthred meals a day, types hetf I liishai^dN reports, and never finds time to sleep during the day. IF he; si yd the college work is rler ji, Int sr-l esting; the school spir over whelming. The next wife intenfie^Md was Mrs. Minter, who lives it) dm of the pre-fabs in Vet Vjllltg:. H^r favorite pastime is cpol irg al though she serves samjlv icliies of ten. Mrs. Minter says ter !m»- band keeps her awake i Ij ih|: night but thing? are di;> for change. He will sobn.be ktptawa it kill Efii[drenAnd Time by a blessed event th quire a two o’clock feedjb; r T After leaving‘Mrs. Mhthr tHe reporter picked what be thotjght was the scent of a good stpry. It turned out however, thajt tlh* ■ si :ertt was of cookies baking ajt tfii home of Mrs. H. E. Dixon. I (i! jc6ur?e Mrs. Dixon’s favorite ind: of s loft is baking, although her tpb <hH- dren take up most of| ibi t mb. Besides this she finds (ir^to see movies, play bingo, and i j , lei inj- ing to crochet. Mrs. Dixie 11’t h >me is in Nebraska but shd ji h con firmed Texan. The ppoilt l ere are so friendly, she sayk, t’? as if you had known them al|l ?joi ir ifc. After having eaten Seveial of Mrs, Dixion’s cookies; (his n- quiring reporter stoppee alt im next door, put on his bedt srrile knocked, and waited ! >r hi sweet young wife to afyptjBi. Th door opened , and there stood six foot six gorilla with growth of beard on his Hee in a dish towel in his jhitnA Hi grunted' something as Uife : -e- porter began to explain dm mis sion while slowly backing aw lyi As the missing link liNtletned his face turned a bright pbrplei then he began. works,” hej njlreaned, the dishes, ijnep flooi of the childrCnL] cpol ■ at tins point his voi he began to weep bitteiilj. porter Tmt his arm ajfqui and led liim to the bi -creature w&s still mumblkgj sdme thing about the ironing ^hen. last! seen. \ f Mrs. E. J. Gyeider vi)s! in viewed next. She and hiei h came to Texas from Pen r sfIviknla looking for a warmerclimdti. 1 hey found the warmer climat! so hey plan to stay. They wei|Cs(jt)?e (irst family to move into camp. Mrs. Creider time taking care of he: 4ng, and going; to ntot e |, thinks the Grove enterta nmert •well. ' • I Searching carefullyj: hpl 1 ALSO ARE RCVEALE P< yiz'f ; U' PROFS {MAKE QUESTIONS f NOT MADE UP BY PROFS IN THE C.E. 0EPT, BUT BY A RETIRED ARMY MAN ■ IN THE C.E. EQUIPMENT ROOM i IN FOSTER HAL ' 0 ; ! K: v .J]* I We LtARNED that SOME MATH PROFS RESORT TO THE'R . A KIDDIE BLOCK SET TO ARRANGE QUESTIONS -- THE-WAY Ks AND : ^ Y's ARE SCATTERED PN A QUIZ-i- WE BELIEVE IT/ { [ J ,i ■ ii 1 1 And, of -course. it 's a WELL KNOWN FACT THAT r MANY OF THE PROFS VISIT :j THE POULTRY-.FARM AND- GET ^QUEST pm ‘znofr, the <:h»ckens>J; m r< ■ •:» y < . 'K y. • ■ . f .ij, kfii ); ! n i U , •' • : . N[ ives i tH ' ' ; ■ 'f V dun)d a trailer with an air cop- \ litiqning unit the reporter stop’ : ped at the’home of Mrs. H. Van Wager; She, had just got ten her two children to bed for *v : t afternoon nap and was ;. 4 taking a tern mimfte break before she started doing what the chil dren had been undoing all day. Mr i. Van TVager had nothing but j raise fop college life. She says i lie iagt that the people are all i ear the sanje age, that they live ( n thje Aflame amount of mdney, and iat (their interests in general are lie sjame, make living here at the biles e! something more than plea- tant. (Mrs. Van Wager’s hobby is ridgle., This usually Takes up three t four nights ar vveejit Politics too ip on; of her favorite pastimes, An anecdote that %ay be typi- i kl of the lifle of the college vrfe ras told by! Mrs. Van Wager. Her usb?nd, a graduate zoology stu dded the skeleton or a < ent, She tSia 1 oes noedfd the skeleton of a cat. lie f rial|y managed to secure a < »t that had been soaking in for T i lalduhyde for several •years. To emove the mjeat from the skeleton c bt iled it fbr ati hour in one of glrs. Van Wager best pots* with- at hep consent. The Van Wagers ! lept in thje yard for the next Teek j ; V | ; In general it was found that the < dllege wife | is very much the ame as other wives, She Bjss than they would ori to' bed goes out -dinartty, ‘later, but receives ijnich more help front her husband (Han most groups bf wives. None regret the time tl\ey hare. • , k,- (f the women fre ^pending t: ■ ' -Ji SURGE JAROFF, director of the DON COSSACK CHORUS, fai scheduled to appear on Town Hal this season. The chwus In- M 32 choristers and dhpeers. TT Hreallv^ gaiTtoN ENTS ON; A ^ MAYBE OUT. 3- . c z ■\ i;*-