Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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Master minds of the professions cvisit the campus apr A week in November was lilled with discussions lead by a special group of guests known as Old Masters. Prominent people Walt Kelly, creator of Pogo. entertains Debris and Exponent slatTs with drawings of his famous comic strip elizirneters. in their lields, they talked informally with students and faculty. Among the elite A were D1'. Paul Hawley, Director of the American 6 'f 'f College of Surgeons and Donald Bridgeman, g ' f -'.n Presidential consultant on the Ford Foundation. Floyd Starr, Old Master and founder of Starr Commonwealth for Boys, says, W There is no such thing as a had boy. 'l . Fe 1 3: , X i 2 . 52, QA L,

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4 Adapted for the stage. Patrick Dennis' best-selling novel. Auntie Mamef' has Sylvia Sidney playing the madcap aunt who raises her nephew in an uninhibited atmosphere. 12 Each Old Master who comes to thet campus is escorted by hostesses andl hosts for the duration of his visit. 14

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Star performers magrtetize enthusiastic crowds To complete a perfect fall day of a football game and dining out, the students go to the evening Victory Varieties show, held in the Hall of Music. Some of the top names in the entertainment Held come to perform. Such old timers as Benny Goodman and Fred Waring share honors with newcomers, the Kirby Stone Four and Warren Covington Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians entertained Purdue audiences with their musical variety, Hi-Fi Holiday. .3 14 Rock-an'-Roll invades the sedate Elliott Hall of Music in the form of the popu- lar Sha-Boom boys, The Crewcuts. From the World's Fair in Brussels Belgium, to Lafayette, Indiana, Be-nny Goodman is symbolic of good swing.