University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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2 CIM Seoi oiiUtary oiaj ' U» v Five hundred fathers converged on camp- us October 26 to take part in the annual celebration in their honor. Jean Davis, chairman of the committee, accomplished a feat in making the proud dads at home. They inspected the campus, visited class Dads and students line up before Tech game rooms, and enjoyed the horse show pre- sented by the R.O.T.C.jmiiors and sen- iors. Guests at the football game, the dads watched the fighting statesmen trounce Worcester for a 12-6 victory, the first of the season. In the evening at Bowker, the dads topped off a perfect day at a show consisting of interfraternity skits. State band, Tech majorettes line up at half 28

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As part of the Fine Arts program were presented displays of etchings, paintings, woodcuts, lithographs, prints, and re- productions in the Memorial Building. The Amherst Community Concert As- sociation claims most subscribers among State College students. The first concert of the tenth annual series was presented in the fall with the Metropolitan Opera Company baritone, Leonard Warren. The Kraeuter Trio appeared January 10. And February 17 found the pianist, Ran- dolph Hokanson, on campus. The dancing of Carola Goya on April 27 concluded this year ' s schedule of musical artists. Dr. Frank A. Waugh is chairman of the Fine Arts Committee. Active on the Community Concert committee were Doric Alviani and Prof. Stowell Coding. Social Union, paid for by the student body through their student tax, pre- sented a year ' s program characterized by variety. Kurt and Grace Graff with their Ballet troupe drew a full house on Octo- ber 9. For more serious lovers of music, the Boston Philharmonic Ensemble ap- peared on December 5. Cornelia Otis Skinner, noted stage personality and one of America ' s leading actresses, returned to campus this year on January 16; pre- senting comedy, satire and pathos in rapid succession, she proved herself to be still the greatest single attraction of the stage. Mystifying students with tricks and capturing them with his inimitable per- sonality, John Mulholland made his visit on February 18 a memorable one. In the spring a student-written musical comedy was to be produced on campus as a Social Union program. Written and be- gun by co-authors Bob McCartney, Bob Breglio, and Pete Barreca, the show was indefinitely cancelled because time was lacking on the part of the participants and the overworked authors. The Index sympathizes with the ambitious creators. Final programs were the Musical Revue by the well-known State musical clubs on March 12 and the concert by Rudolph Gaaz, pianist, on March 24. Cornelia Otis Skinner, the famed monologist, and John Mulholland, popular magician : Social Union performers in 1941 season

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Se4njcde ' l £ec04id Camfuid VaAleiied. rr She is more to be pitied than censored, she is more to be helped than despised. A mellerdramer complete with mous- tached villain and winsome, but ill-ad- vised lassie — Tainted Blood — was this year ' s (, ' ampus Variet ies show. And while Schlyvester Schlemeil (Bobby Triggs) and Beauteous Belinda (Peggy Stanton) made their asides to the audience, the 1941 Sub-Freshman Day was made possi- ble: for the funds of the Varieties are turned over to the Senate for that pur- pose. The idea of Sub-Freshman Day for promising high school scholars and ath- letes originated first in 1939 through the efforts of students and faculty. This year ' s Tainted Blood had a winning informality and variety that made it a success. Laurels go to Bob Breglio ' s musical effects, the Alpha Gam- ma Rho Glee Club, Harry Trueblue Hoxie, Mary Judge, Bartender Jack Has- kell, Master of Ceremonies Ace Tajdor, and to the rest of the supporting cast. The play, written by Francis Ward and George Langton, supposedly was a true revival of the Gay Nineties with occasional State College touches. Stu- dents and band packed Bowker to capaci- ty after the football rally; and after an evening of belly-laughs, sang the chorus to Stu Hubbard ' s She ' s more to be pitied. . . and also the 1940 State song called the Massachusetts Challenge Song, a Barreca-Breglio hit. Se. nate P, ' •Psicie Mi(,-F, • h Da founder ' Campus Varieties stars: S. Triggs Schlemeil, Harry Ho.r(e Trueblue, Beauteous Miss Stanton Belinda [29]