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COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland),, TEXAS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1948
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Lady of- the Violin,
italny’* AtA GIRL ORCHESTRA wUI
fea,tnr8d 1 in concerts glwn by the orcbesti
tour. Negotiations , are underway to inc
ORCHESTRA OH this year's Town Hall sei
Templeton Will
Come to Town
Hall Nov. 11
By C. J. 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
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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.
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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
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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
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Oh, no, no, no, I insist—j
Mind piaJjstj and com
appearVq
“•rles Nt
famous
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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.
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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*
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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
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“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
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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.
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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
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RUNNING fOR A POLITICAL OFFICE. r )
The INTERVIEW
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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;
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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
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MATH PROFS RESORT TO THE'R . A
KIDDIE BLOCK SET TO ARRANGE
QUESTIONS -- THE-WAY Ks AND : ^
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WELL KNOWN FACT THAT r
MANY OF THE PROFS VISIT
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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
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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
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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,-
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the DON COSSACK CHORUS,
fai scheduled to appear on Town
Hal this season. The chwus In-
M 32 choristers and dhpeers.
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