The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas
PAGE 2 Friday, March 28, 1958
Art for
Aggies’ Sake
By WELTON JONES
Those who had occasion to come in contact with Jose
Greco during his stay on the campus Monday under the
auspices of Town Hall were impressed and, often, disturbed
by his fiery eccentricities and his “prima donna” attitude.
While he was at least civil to those few from A&M who
crossed his path, he was downright ungentlemanly to some
of the members of his organiza
tion.
His verbal lashings to his danc
ers, while delivered in Spanish,
left no ; doubt in the minds of
onlookers about what was being
said. ,
Then too, he completely re-ar
ranged the order of the program
in the second act because, it was
rumored, of a whim.
In an interview with Greco
(after a wait of 3 minutes), he
was asked to comment on the
death of Mike Todd, the producer
of the Academy Award winning
“Around the World in 80 Days”
in which Greco was featured.
“Todd was a great man,” he
said. “He was exciting to work
with because he was always so
full of his own ideas and so able
to transmit his excitement to
others.”
Asked if he and Todd, known
as a bit of an eccentric also, had
ever clashed wills, Greco narrow
ed his eyes and said “Only once.
About the filming of one dance
sequence. He was satisfied but I
wasn’t. So we did it over. In the
end, though, he used his own
choice of the two scenes. After
all, he was the producer.”
Asked if he considered himself
a perfectionist, as he had called
Todd, Greco started to answer;
but the tour director, George De-
ber, interrupted with a tired “I
can speak for that!” Greco looked
satisfied with this.
Jose Greco is probably the
greatest Spanish dancer in the
world performing outside of
Spain. Certainly he is the best
known. Whatever he is, he is an
artist of great stature.
True, he is a tyrant and pos
sibly a stuffed shirt too. He was
called both of these while he was
here. People lament that “he’s
not humble like ke was 10, years
ago.”
All this may be true, but there
are some factors that are being
overlooked.
The dance, and particularly the
Spanish dance, is a highly specia
lized and ultra sensitive business
in which the movement of a fing
er may mark the difference be
tween the competent artist and
the great one.
Greco has been on almost con
stant tour for several years now,
including appearances all over
three continents. This would wear
out a touring sleeper.
Also, one must remember that
Greco is probably harnessed with
thousands of little details which,
while necessary to the success of
the company, are odious to one
who would probably rather be
out dancing.
Then there are the train of
parasites that live off any per
former and especially one that
can make money, as Greco can.
(One Houston night spot, at
which Greco and some of his
dancers danced after their reg
ular show there last year, began
advertising months ago for reser
vations for his “spontaneous” ap
pearance after THIS year’s pro
gram.)
Finally, there is the cold bare
fact that all that counts in the
end is the performance given on
the stage. And there seems to be
little doubt about his success
here.
If it is necessary to him to have
a private dressing room, scream
at his performers and rearrange
the program in order to produce
a show like that seen here last
Monday night, why then, may he
never stop insisting, screaming
and rearranging!
Besides, the theatre could use
some prima donnas in this day of
uniform mediocre entertainment.
They add color.
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"WITH SO MANY NEW FACULTY COMING IN—YES
LUCHY YOU eVENtfCYAN OFFICE/'
College Students Show Belief
Ike Controls Administration
According to a recent poll con
ducted by the Associated Col
legiate Press, a majority of col
lege students interviewed felt
President Eisenhower still holds
control of his administration, de
spite the controversy between Ike
and Presidential Aide Sherman
Adams.
In a recent address, Adams
made some remarks which seem
ed to contradict President Eisen
hower’s feelings on certain topics.
Some commentators indicated
they felt these contradictions were
evidence that the President was
no longer in control of the ad
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Letters To The Editor
Editor
The Battalion:
In regard to the present con
troversial co-education issue, I
would like to put my opinion
along with the rest. I have some
trouble understanding the atti
tudes of some of the people who
have put forth their thoughts on
the subject.
What’s wrong with saying, in
the first place, that A&M is or
should be primarily a military
school ? I don’t think that is or
would be any reflection on the in
telligence of the taxpayers of
Texas who have supported it for
these many years. On the con
trary, it shows that they are
probably better citizens than the
average John Q. Public. No one
relishes the idea of having to
give of themselves, even their
lives, to uphold what they feel
is important. But, thanks to some
pretty fine people from George
Washington to G. I. Joe, you and
I are here today in what we call
a democracy. And in spite of
some people who apparently don’t
care, I think our children and our
children’s children will enjoy the
same thing. If I weren’t dedi
cated to this end, I would con
sider myself a very poor Amer
ican. The point I make is that if
the people of Texas want to sup
port a school that will put out
the fine type of officers that our
nation’s military services need,
then who is to say that we are
denying anyone’s Constitutional
rights ? I consider this a maxi
mum effort to uphold those
rights.
At present I am what you
would call a “citizen soldier” just
as many Aggies are, and even
though I hope I never have to
go into combat, I want to be
ready if it is necessary. I know
that I’m not the only Aggie that
thinks that my four years at
A&M did more for me in prepar
ing me for the “outside” than
anything in the world. No, I
didn’t learn to fly an airplane
there, btit I feel as if I came to
know why. This applies to both
civilian and military life—be it
socially, intellectually, militarily
or just about anything you want
to add. And if anyone thinks I
was proud to wear the Aggie uni
form and be a part of what it
stands for, all I can say is “you’re
darn tootin’ I was.”
If anyone succeeds in tearing
down the ideals of A&M that
many men have died to defend
for future generations, then if
for nothing but respect for these
men, let’s do away entirely with
the name, the uniform, and the
ring’. Let’s also do away with
the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band;
even though it has spread the
fame of our school farther than
any two women can reach to tear
it down. Of course, I hope this
is never necessary, but I, for one,
could never stand to see that
front row of Senior boots follow
ed by a row of white sweaters
and saddle oxfords. Let’s don’t
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