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Watch the next edition for an announcement regarding WAJVI WEEK. What is it? Wait and see! lie lift jsttrn fiaromrian "Voice of the Students" Some students preferred trays to autos — see snowy photo feature on page 4. VOL. XXIII, NO. 11 Saturday, February 22, 1958 CULLOWHEE, N. C. Buddy Morrow's Orchestra To Play For LC.C. Dance Orchestra Leader Is Famous For Radio, TV, And Recording Work Buddy Morrow and his great or chestra is one of the few band attractions to become a big drawing card in hotels, supper clubs, radio, television, and records in the last few years. Organized in 1951, the Morrow orchestra is also in greater demand for college dances and proms than any other band in the land. Their recordings of "Night Train," "One Mint Julep," and "I Don't Know;" and their albums, "Golden Trombone," "Tribute To A Sentimental Gentle- roan," and "The Big Beat" have been high on the best seller lists. They have had great success with their own coast-to-coast radio shows and in engagements at leading ,spots like the Hotel Statler's Cafe Rouge in New York. Buddy Morrow, prior to organizing his own band, was featured with such leading orchestras as those of Paul Whiteman, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, and Jimmy Dorsey. Born in New Haven, Conn., the fifth of six children, his future as a musician was literally predestined since his family had been musicians for generations and had played in leading concert orchestras all over Europe. Although his father worked in an automotive shop, he always had aspirations to be a pianist. All of the children had musical educations, and Buddy received his first trombone as a present on his twelfth birthday. By the time he was thirteen, he was already playing with dance groups at Hillhouse, the New Haven high school he attended. Two years later, the Yale Collegians, a band composed of students at the college, were short a trombonist and sent out a call for local mu- niciuns. They selected Buddy and, at fifteen, he became the youngest member of the group, touring the east coast and playing various college dances and parties. Upon graduation from high school, he went to New York to try his luck as a musician. Shortly afterward, his roommate persuaded him to audition for a scholarship at the Julliard School of Music. He had not practiced classical exercises for a long time and felt that there was little chance of his winning, so instead of sticking to the music, he improvised. The improvisions were so brilliant that he was awarded the scholarship. Buddy was a student at Julliard during the worst part of the depression and had to support himself by working at night with small bands. One night he was sitting in on a jam session with some friends when the jazz great, Bunny Ber- rigan, heard him. Berrigan was so impressed that he recommended the young musician to Artie Shaw who hired him for his newly formed orchestra. Later he joined Eddy Duchin and then Paul Whiteman. During his eight-month stay with Whiteman, he was featured on his Chesterfield radio show. The next step for the rising young musician was with Tommy Dorsey's orchestra. After touring with Dorsey, he joined the Columbia Broadcasting System as a staff musician, a job that gave him time to free-lance in the recording, radio, and infant television industries. Among his proudest recollections of that period was playing in a symphony orchestra conducted by the great Ar- turo ToscaKnini. His career was interrupted by a hitch in the U. S. Navy and, when the war ended, he went back into radio work for a short time before joining Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra as a featured trombonist. He got his first taste of being an orchestra leader at this time. When Jimmy took sick, he filled in as leader of the band for a little while. From then on, he knew that he would never really be satisfied until he had a band of his own. Through the years, Buddy Morrow had become so highly regarded in the music world that in 1950 RCA-Victor signed him to 'form an orchestra and record under his own name. He began experimenting with style and instrumentation and after a year decided to take the band on the road. Their first engagement was at Atlantic City's Steel Pier in August, 1951, followed by an extensive one- nighter tour. However, it soon became apparent that their recording successes had not yet filtered down to the ballroom patrons. In one of —Continued on page 8 News In Brief Register Early Juniors and Seniors will be permitted to register for Spring Quarter beginning Tuesday, March 4, continuing until March 13, according to an announcement by Miss Addie Beam, registrar. Freshmen and sophomores will be able to pick up their class schedules and other registration forms at that time. Miss Beam said that anyone wishing to help assemble the class schedules may come by the registrar's office on February 27, 28 and March 3. Madison Guest Mrs. Anna Crawford, President Reid's likeable secretary, is a temporary resident in Madison Dormitory. According to Mrs. Crawford, the water pipes in her home on the Sylva highway froze and forced her to reside elsewhere for a few days. Addition Completed The new addition to the cafeteria is completed, according to Mr. Harley Shelton, college engineer. The structure, located between the back porch of the cafeteria and the terrace of Moore Dormitory, was built to house the college baking equipment. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Ball, WCC's fine pastry makers, say they like it just great. Lesson In Human Relations Fourth graders Janice Monteith and David Hirt of Cullowhee wiJl appear in the March 5, 6 and 7 productions of The Little Theatre. David is full of enthusiasm—he recently asked the director: "Mr. Barrett, do you know that there are some people who don't like to act in plays?" "The first lesson," said Mr. Barret, "in human relations." She Guessed Who Miss Joyce Dillingham provided five correct answers to win the "Guess Who!" contest printed in our last edition. The "eyes" por- t r a y e d photographically were those of: 1. Bob Jackson; 2. Mrs. Renfro; 3. Mrs. Hall; 4. Frank Plemmons; and 5 Glendale Teague. The March 8 edition will carry another contest. Newman Club Lectures The Newman Club, campus Catholic student group, will sponsor a series of lectures beginning Wednesday, February 26, at Reynolds Parlor. The lectures will begin at 7 p.m. and will continue every Wednesday night, with the exception of exam week, through March 26. Topic of the first lecture is "What Is Sin?" Other topics are "Courtship and Marriage," "The Pope," "Can a Catholic be a Loyal American?" and "Mary and the Saints." Mrs. Hoyle Named To Executive Group Mrs. Annie Knotts Hoyle of the education faculty of Western Carolina College has been chosen as a member of the executive committee of the National Association of Student Teaching. Selection to the post is by ballot by members located throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. This is a professional organization particularly concerned with the development and improvement in the teaching phase of the teacher education program. Mrs. Hoyle is in Chicago this week attending a meeting of the organization. She is assistant professor of education at WCC and served for 10 years as supervising teacher in the first grade at McKee School, before joining the college faculty in March, 1956. She holds the bachelor of arts degree from East Carolina College and the master of arts degree from George Peabody College, in addition to attending educational workshops in California, Wisconsin and New Hampshire during several summers. At present Mrs. Hoyle is engaged in supervising stud ent teachers enrolled at WCC. She also teaches extension classes in Robbinsville on Monday nights and in Hendersonville on Thursday nights. She is a member of the national organization of the American Association of University Women, member of Delta Kappa Gamma and faculty sponsor of the campus chapter of the Association for Childhood Education. In addition to professional responsibilities, Mrs. Hoyle is active in the work of Cullowhee Baptist Church. She Is church treasurer, leader of Sunbeam and Primary Departments of the Sunday School and leader of the college Young Women's Auxiliary and chairman of two committees of the Woman's Missionary Union. Edith Bane To Speak In Assembly Tuesday Miss Edith Bane, world traveler and lecturer, will speak at assembly in Hoey Auditorium Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Miss Bane has traveled twice a- round the world, has made a documentary film of South Africa, but her special interest in recent years has been India. She has visited this country three times— twice while it was under British rule and a third time after freedom was granted—and has photographed people and conditions from the southern tip of India to Darjeeling, Khyber Pass and the Vale of Kashmir. She was in India at the time of Gandhi's assination and includes in her pictures, which are now historical, views of the mourning ceremonies and the oriental pageantry of the funeral procession. In her WCC appearance, Miss Bane will conduct a "travelogue" type of program, and will provide the commentary for the film to be shown. Men's House Government Will Present Winter Formal Tonight Buddy Morrow — At Breese Thursday Snowbound Photos The snow and cold weather seems to have affected almost everything on campus, bring ing many activities to a halt. The Western Carolinian is no exception. Our staff photographer, Bob Cloninger, was snowed out, so to speak, and was not able to return to the campus to develop some of our photos in time. Photos of the winners of the Mountaineer Ball, a group shot of the re-activated Canterbury Club, and a photo of'the newly organized WCC Men's Chorus were mailed to Charlotte engravers Wednesday morning with little hope of their coming back in time to make this edition. Such photos are usually mailed early Monday morning. We had also planned to announce the Glamour Magazine- Western Carolinian sponsored "Best Dressed College Girl" contest and bring you pictorial accounts of our eight nominees. We do plan to run these features in our March 8 edition and hope that you will be patient with us until that time. If this edition seems a bit skimpy, blame it, like everything else, on the weather. The Editor GREEN ROOM NOTES WCC Players To Present "Inherit The Wind" By Jim Thomas Lawrence and Lee's "Inherit the Wind" will be presented in the Cullowhee Little Theatre on the evenings, of M^i-ch 5, <5 and 7 at 8 o'clock. WCC students admitted with study cards, other students, 25c, and adults, $1.00. Mr. Barrett is directing this quarter's production. Gary Carden is the stage- manager. The cast includes over 20 p e o pie, some of whom are doing two roles. Three "locals" are participating in the play—a veteran actor (Ed Martin) and two children (Janice Monteith and David Hirt, fourth graders). The play has recently gone into movie production, with Orson Welles and Spencer Tracy doing the leading roles. Establishing Characters Important During an informal discussion and question-and-answer period, Mr. Barrett gave his opinions concerning the value and significance of the play. The most important challenge, says Barrett, in producing the play is to establish the characters in their color as they appear in the script. There are three major characters: Drummond, who is portrayed by Ed Martin; Brady, by Barrett; and the "crowd," which is com posed of the townspeople themselves. The crowd as a single character reminds us of the early 19th century tradition (Hauptman's "The Weevcrs") or of the more recent "Our Town," by ThortoVi Wilder. There are several characters who are representative of the entire crowd. Mrs. Blair, played by Edna Sherrill, gives a sharp outline of prejudiced opinion on just about anything. Mrs. Krebs, played by Mary Francis, is the same "closed-mind" type. The same thing is true of the men in the crown—Sillery, for example, characterized by George Bruton. Sherrill Spears acts the part of the Rev. Jeremiah Brown, a hell-fire and bloody damnation preacher, who is perhaps the leading exponent of the crowd. I was curious about Barrett's methods of achieving one character, or type, from an entire group of people. Since this "crowd feeling" is an important theme in the play, the authors used the action and dialogue of most of the first act just for the establishment of the crowd as a character. The set, Barrett says, is also helpful in creating character. The action of the trial (the play is based, you'll recall, on the famous Scope's trial of 1924) is moved outside where the town is looming around them. With the buildings of the town in the background, one almost gets the feeling that the town itself is on trial. (This same idea is achieved in the current movie, "Peyton Place," adapted from the moving novel by Grace Metalious.) Although the play is based on the famous Scope's trial, the authors attempted not to give the story of the trial in detail, but to present the idea of the right and the obligation of man to think for himself. I questioned Mr. Barrett about the children who are appearing in "Inherit the Wind." He stated that although some people think that child actors are problems, that thus far he has found that children are really no problem. It is quite generally known, said Barrett, that children frequently make the performers, possibly because that they are at the peak of their imaginative ability and it is no trouble for them to assume the role of another character, since this is everyday practice with most of them. Coming Up Next Quarter The CDA (Carolina Dramatic Association) is organized throughout this state primarily to foster amateur dramatic art. Each year the Association sponsors Drama Festivals throughout the state, first on a district basis, and then a state-wide festival at Chapel Hill, headquarters of the CDA. At the festivals college groups, high school Dramatic Clubs, and community theatres enter plays (usually one act) which are judged, not on a competitive basis, but on a scale of excellence, or (Continued to page 4) Western Carolina College Chorus To Begin Tour March 3rd A capacity crowd is expected to fill Breese Gymnasium Thursday night for what is billed as the biggest formal dance of the '57- 58 college year, if not the biggest in the college's history. Nationally known Buddy Morrow and his orchestra will provide the music. Tonight (Saturday) The Men's House Government will present the Skyliners Orchestra of Asheville in Hunter Library Gallery as they sponsor their annual Winter Quarter formal. The Skyliners are led by Mr. Melvin K. Elias, young Asheville attorney, and have played for dances in Virginia and South Carolina as well as in their home state. Both dances are by invitation — the students will receive theirs through the campus mail. Additional invitations for guests may be secured from the Dean of Women. The Inter-Club Council will sponsor Thursday night's dance with the Student Senate supplying the funds. Mrs. Virginia Volrath has been named by ICC president Charlie Crawford to head up a planning committee for the event. She has announced that an "Over The Rainbow" theme will be used in decorating the gymnasium. Assisting Mrs. Volrath on the planning committee are Pat Cooper, Keith Howell, and Gene Peeler. She urges all who are interested in helping to put up the decorations to contact her and be on hand when the work begins. According to President Charlie Crawford, The Men's House Government's theme for tonight's dance will be "Dixie Land" and the Gallery will, be decorated to bring back memories of the old By Linda Watson — Music Editor At 5:30 A. M. on Monday, March 3, the Western Carolina Concert Choir will leave the campus for its annual tour, traveling by two chartered Trailway Buses, and will be gone for three days. On March 3, at 11:00 A.M., the Choir will perform for the students of Cherryville High School, and at 2:20 P.M. for the students of Ashley High School in Gastonia. Monday night, the members of the Choir will stay with students of Ashley High. On Tuesday, March 4, the Choir's first engagement will be at the Mt. Holly High School at 10:40 A. M. Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 P.M. the Choir will appear on WBTV in Charlotte. To wind up the second day of the tour, the Choir will perform at Wingate Jr. College at 5:15 P.M. after which it will leave for Monroe to spend the night with Monroe High School students. The Choir has only one performance on Wednesday, March 5, and that is at 9:00 A.M. at Monroe High School. After this perfor mance, the busses will start back to Western Carolina College. Hedy West will be the Choir's accompanist. Professor Richard Grace will also be a member of this tour. Among the numbers on the program which the Choir will present on its tour are the following: Kyrie Eleison, Milton Dieterich; The Creation, Willy Richter; Glory to God, Johann Sebastian Bach; I Hear a Voice A-Prayin', Houston Bright; Ballad of Brotherhood, Joseph Wagner; What is This Thing Called Love, Porter-War- nick; My Fair Lady (Choral Selection), Lerner-Loewe. These numbers will be supplemented by rounds, solos, men's numbers, and women's numbers. SANDY SHERWOOD She'll Sing . . . South. Assisting Crawford in making arrangements are Bill Fortescue, Weaver Hipps, Dean Plemmons, Jean Hill, and Glendale Teague. Both dances are scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. and will last until 12. Faculty Host for the Men's House dance are Dean and Mrs. Aldmon, Dr. and Mrs. Morrill, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hicks, and Mr. and Mrs. Julian Hirt. Hosts for the Buddy Morrow dance are Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Siewert, Dean and Mrs. Aldmon, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mature Refreshments will be served on both occasions. Morrow's orchestra is composed of fourteen musicians and features the singing of vocalist Sandy Sherwood. The Skyliners number eight musicians. Cat! Grin! Edsel—Puckered Packard Girdl.e—Pot Holder Committee—Composed of the unaware, appointed by the unwilling, to do the unpleasant. Next Edition Photo Deadline March 3 News Deadline March 5 Publication Date March 8 Sylva Hospital Miss Benton, Mrs. Jon Cars- well, Mrs. Robert Setzer, Mrs. Earnest Sullins and Mrs. Donald W. Ashe.

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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  • Date original: 1958-02-22;
  • Date digitized: 2017-09-26
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  • Pages: 6 pages
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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