Northwood University - Northwood Yearbook (Midland, MI)

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... the Artists “It doesn’t matter whether you have a British or an American sense of humor, whether you’ve spent your life in the tropics or at one of the poles, or wheth- er you know a Single word of the language he’s speak- ing. When Victor Borge takes his seat at the piano and his hands make their first contact with the keyboard you'll find yourself laughing within seconds.” Such was the case with his performance at the Central High School Auditorium on October 7, 1966. This was another of the opportunities open to North- wood students to see and hear performers of. this type. Miss Eleanor Sayer of the Boston Museum of Art is shown at the left with Northwood journalism stu- dents. Although she spoke mainly to art teachers from Midland and various art students, Miss Sayer, like other Northwood guests was able to spend time in interviews of this sort. Above, Jose Greco and Nina Lorca, another Town and Campus attraction, are seen in one of the many dance routines that were presented at the Central High School Auditorium on March 6. 95

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94 Visits with the Stars... William Mooney, “Half-Horse, Half-Alligator” has led an interesting life. His assets include, how to make tomato soup with catsup and water —from the earlier days of his career when he had little to eat and no money. Mooney’s monologue of “riverboat tales” provided an interesting experience for North- wood students when he came to the campus. His dialogue of the different characters on the steamboat and on the frontier brought gales of laughter from the student body assembled in Dow Commons.

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European The world-famous Vienna Choir Boys put on two concerts in Midland during the week of January 22. The first appearance of the Austrian singers was a program presented for the Town and Campus- Northwood Institute sponsored Talent and Celebrity series. The second program was presented for North- wood students. These performances were part of the twenty-third North American tour of the choir which was founded in 1498 by Holy Roman Emperor Maxi- milian. 96 Guests... One of the best audience accepted parts of the program done by the Vienna Choir Boys was a comic opera, ‘Abu Hassan,” by Carl Maria von Weber, with adaptation, staging and costumes by Ilka Peter. A scene from this opera is pictured below. | , » 4