University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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Dance Band. J.HK GENTLEMAN RESPONSIBLE for SO much of the fine dance music heard at Notre Dame is a twenty-one year old junior named Gene Hull. A music major from Bridgeport, Connecticut, he has led the University Dance Orchestra since he came to the campus in 1948. Gene had his first hand at Notre Dame going strong after two short weeks, and the music has been coming forth since then . . . hetter with each date. Beside the Student Council Saturday night dances and other campus functions, Gene and the Lettermen play for various South Bend area activities, and have traveled to Ohio and Illinois to play for dances there. The present hand consists of fourteen pieces, plus Gene and a vocalist. While the orchestra has no really distinctive style, Gene says We try to play strictly daiiceable music . . . music that we know the students enjoy. And, once in a while, we throw in a modern arrangement for a change of pace. This formula has heen very successful for Gene in the past, and undoubtedly will continue to be so in the future. Gene Hull, maestro. Personnel of the hand includes: Saxophones: Jerry Costello, Jack Ross, Carl Kohls, Jack Bradshaw and Jim Hawes. Trumpets: John Skudris, Art Goldkamp and Rol Kohlbeck. Trombones: Herb Dir, Dave O ' Leary and Hank Keating. Bass: Ed Vlaun. Drums: Jack Totty. Piano: Lou Martinello. Joe Desautels is the vocalist, and arrangements are done by Jerry Costello. Gene s regular Saturday night date.

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Knights oj Columbus Ball . . . Time out for a coke and there ' s Joe Bettencourt in one oj his numerous picture appearances, no wonder, he must carry the camera with him. There ' s a dance going on here TOO HE INDIANA CLUB was the place, November 17th was the night, and the Knights of Columbus formal dance was the affair. Bud Simpson and his orchestra pro- vided the music for the annual fall event of the Notre Dame Council as the Knights capered around ' til way past twelve. Reigning queens for the for- mal were Miss Pat Adamshick, escorted by co-chairman John Celusta, and Mrs. Carol Savage, permanent date of Robert J. -chairmen Bob Savage (left) and Ollie Celusta pose with the dance queens, Mrs. Savage and Pat Adamshick. Dick Herrle and date fascinated by the R abash Cannonbnll.

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SOPHOMORE EVENING You ' re so sweet tonight. .TRANKIE MASTERS and his orchestra provided the music as some 550 formally-attired couples packed the Palais Royale Ballroom in South Bend for the annual Sophomore Cotillion. The theme for this year ' s dance was An Evening In Paris. The ballroom was transformed into a beautiful Parisian park scene, where the second year men and their dates danced into the early hours of morning. Besides the evening activities, the sophomores treated their belles to a football game, a la Notre Dame. What a fascinating hand you have. Catch the girl on the right, that ' s the spirit oj the whole dance . . . really dreamy. This group looks like they are really living, but . . .