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Page 2 CollegTstEionP^ZJ^^"^Thursday, July 29, 1965 g****:^ jAlU A. kVOCLCl xmtmmmxxmmmmmmmmmmmtmmmiA CADET SLOUCH by an, Eark (Scandinavian Blondes Are Researched “After analyzing: your case and studying your record, I believe that your low marks can be attributed to sleeping in class! Ahem! Mr. Jones! Mr. Jones are you there” .. . ! ‘Bye-Bye Birdie 9 Proves A Spicy Summer Success By LANI PRESSWOOD “Bye-Bye Birdie" set a swift opening pace, then sagged in the middle but kicked home strong to register a solid success over the weekend. Co-directors Bob Boone and Billy Jean Barron overcame a host of backstage technical prob lems to put out a bouncy, tune ful product which sent it’s audi ence away smiling during the three-night stand. The annual community summer musical featured Sally Wynn and Bill Koock in the leading roles of a show which ran seven sea sons on Broadway and later was made into a successful movie. Birdie was played by Joe Pow ell, who did a fine job of smirk ing, smoothing back his ample curly locks, and looking bored at the hysteric adulation being heaped upon him by mobs of ad miring teenagers. Koock also performed well as press agent Albert Perterson, the part played by Dick Van Dyke in the movie. His voice was not exceptional but his acting per formance reflected talent and hard work. Albert’s mother was played brilliantly by Patricia Wiening, who stole virtually every scene in which she appeared. Donna Files brought an excellent voice and winsome charm to the part of Kim McAfee. Nancy Hewitt was perfect as the kooky Ursula and Warner Dalberg and Fanelle Edwin turn ed in creditable performances as Kim’s parents. The highest kudos, however, are due earlier-mentioned Sally Wynn, who handled the difficult starring role of Rose Alvarez with enthusiasm, poise and great skill. Her acting, singing and stage manner were all uniformly excellent. The other members of the cast were generally good although Jerry Holbert’s kiddish character ization of Kim’s boy friend Hugo Peabody, was overdone. Both the chorus and orchestra, which included three violins, pro vided topnotch musical support. The two most crowd-pleasing numbers were both in the first act — “Going Steady” which fea tured a full host of telephone bearing teens doing a rollicking tune, and “You Gotta Be Sin cere,” a hilarious interlude which ends with Birdie surveying a stage littered with overcome bodies. Partly responsible for the lag in the second half of the show was the barren black backdrop used for the first seven of the act’s eight scenes. It didn’t re flect the vitality of the sets used for the earlier scenes but the great number of location shifts probably necessitated its use. The show could also have been tightened up if there had been less delay during the blacked- out pauses from one scene to an other. But these were minor items in what was really an enjoyable production. Guion’s facilities are outmoded and inadequate and the large cast (75 members) consist ed mostly of inexperienced teen agers. Despite this, a delightful, en tertaining show was put on, one that makes you wonder if it might be possible for some of these same talents to combine forces on a similar musical dur ing the regular school year. The following members of the cast were inadvertently left out of the advance story on the show: Davey Barron, Robert Medlen, Ruth Samson, John Montgomery, Jon Sharon, Bob Dansby, Patricia Weining, Chris- telle Gooding, Sharon Moore, David Morley, Charlie Mitchell, H. A. Vander Cruyssen, Jr., Tom my Taylor, Cindy Conway and Peggy Sampson. Read Classifieds Daily THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. The Battalion is a non tax-supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and operated by students as a university and community news paper and is under the supervision of the director of Stu dent Publications at Texas A&M University. Members of the Student Publications Board are James L. Lindsey, chairman ; Robert Knight, College of Arts and Sciences; J. G. McGuire, College of Engineering; Dr. Page Morgan, College of Agriculture; and Dr. R. S. Titus, College of Veterinary Medicine. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M is tion, Texas daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, anc her through May, and once a week during summer school. published in College Sta- holiday periods, Septem- The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter here in are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Assn. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los An geles and San Francisco. News contributions m editorial office. Room 4, ay be made by telephoning VI 6.6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the YMCA Building. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school All subscriptions subject to 2% sales tax. Advertising n Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA Building; College £ year, $6.50 per full year, ite furnished on request- itation. Texas. LANI PRESSWOOD EDITOR By HERKY KILLINGSWORTH COPENHAGEN, Denmark — It has occurred to me that you girl-starved Aggies might be in terested in just what makes up that internationally famous, fightin’ Scandinavian blonde. I must humbly admit that I am no authority on the subject, but due to extensive research I feel that I am capable of at least touch ing upon the subject. First to clear up any suspi cions based upon what you have previously read or heard — the Swedish and the Danish girls are beautiful, with figures touching upon the legendary Greek god desses, only better. They wear very little makeup, mostly sweat ers, and their hair is not always blonde or stringy. Second, the approach — the so-called formal date is unheard of here. If you ask for a date a day ahead of time, the Scan- danavian girl will either forget or change her mind. Therefore the male species must pick out a girl he likes, walk up, and ask her to go do this or that. That’s the hard part of the entire date. Asking the girl. Of course the girls are divided into three classes making it easy for the experienced Romeo. The first class consists of Americans. They seemingly make up the majority but are dangerous and should be avoided at all cost. The second class takes in the shy young things. You can rec- onize them because they walk in pairs, usually arm in arm, and look straight ahead giving the outward apeparance of a drunk Aggie trying to convince a KK he’s sober. Avoid these because it’s useless to ask. Now the third class of girls is that all-important class that is datable. These girls you can walk up to and end up with an ideal date. Three fourths of the girls in this class are beautiful, in one way or another, and the nice part of the situation is that they want a date as bad as you do, or almost as bad. They are usually independent and it’s a fight to buy them any thing. True, it’s embarrassing for gentlemanly Americans, but it’s easy on the pocket book. Now for the delicate part of this article. The part you Ag gies really want to know, but also the part hardest to write, for I do want back into A&M next fall. Three-fourths of the girls you date here will ask you in for coffee after a date. These coffee breaks are supposedly a treat for the boys but research proves them to be the cause of Scan- danivian’s unblemished record of having the countries with the most unmarried mothers. I realize you want to know why there is a difference bete American and Scandanavian si toms, I did. They call us 001 or double moral. It’s the w of life here, the normal, afe of course by loose national lit protecting unwed mothers is also a convenient church. Fe people in Scandanavia seem be deeply religious. I, of course, feel that Amei with it’s stronger religion li the right — but there again - It’s a very questionable custon P.S.—If you’re further itle ested in the quaint Scandinavit customs, there will be niglt; lectures in the Batt Off# YMCA Building, for tke fe month or so after my return, LOADED with Low Prices for Sure-As-Shootin SAVINGS MARYLAND CLUB COFFEE U.S.D.A. Fresh Dressed t • I Yippee! and Wahoo! 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