V.BAL : 40 Years Major
EXTRA4:3auj a Dance Draws
Saturday, March 10, 1945 SECOND EDITION Vol. LIII H uge C row d
Hal McIntyre's Band Plays
Coeds Wear Camera Catches Cross-Section of Crowd Gay Tunes as Servicemen,
f Civilians, Patrans Ho~ve Fun
Dresses for, Approximately 2,000 dancera at
.}Ite 05Victory BamiigtFdanih inke e ut
V i Y. Ballof the Intra-Mural Buildig at
Fabrics Fallow Styles with arteGvenen' new curfew
Smooth Jersey, Crepe, Satin orTes asagn h hd
For Same, Frills far Others 'uled to last one haur 1tr, but
> the closing theme promptly on
'A .Pretty Girl is Like. a Mel- the stroke of 12 and V-B'li gaers
ody" in her V-Ball formal, and 'filed slowly out, happy ater the
even the not-so-pretty girls are.~ ,' completion of the third wa-time
trnformed. into visions of love 4 'Victory Ball.
ira . Soldiers, bluejackets arid ma-
Iiness by, the magic of swirling { z .: res made up alargepar tof the
skir ts, frothy 'net, sleek satin, and tciowd c pi esent. Hxpeaces siere cut
a rustling taffeta. K way down for the dance thi' year
Th hihs copieta',~ and there was virtually no at-
aort can pay his partner, "Vou're; tempt ao camouflage t'he far
the best looking girl in the place" rea spt af the aet od futin
ca go to every coed attending gaeyof the evening was uhin'e'ed.
V-Ball. the biggest dance of the , Acclainmed by Billboard
r year brings forth the prettiest McIntyre was acclaimed the best
d resses and every girl reigns as ' "new" band by Billboar'd maga-
queen for "a night. v z ine inits annual college pll and
F¢ the ao'chestra has exla Stle ,r 3ep rced a
The most popular evening gown Gi . en Miller'sfasuggestion that
colors are red, black, white and F z sMcnty'e organized his own band,
Blue. Fabrics follow the style of He wus frorinerly a featured,. mem-
j 1e dress-crepe and satin, taffeta ber of Miller's orchestra.
*and jersey for the "Sophisticatedlx{Fetrdm brso Mcn
tyres orchestra include Ruth Gay-
Ladies''-net -and organdy, lace lr lNbl n oni am
and marquisett for the "Stay asI bull, The band has p'ayed at
Sweet as Yoo Are" gals. s.uch outstas ding spots as the
On the siren side of the fashion 'Glen Island Casino, the Pallaad'um;
news are the n dr dnekCammooare Hote land th' Para-
new daped eck-maut and Strand Th e in
limes w'th capricious cape sleeves. e ok
The style originated in late aftes- Coxi Yor 'teisted
noon and informal evening Whs Llen announcement af the re-
ses. and has carried over into the toms, was made, students tearned
white tie andt ails bracket. Silk .'that' Pau1 John, '46, chairman of
'ersey and sheer crepe are rececv- the 'ocal committee of the Union,
ing an increased number of "that's ' was appointed as chairman of V-
fo me" comments. Best suited to I Ball 1by the M en's Judiciary Cs -;
testately statuesque a' the shost o' il.
but .lender fgure, this new-favor-f: Other members of the a 'mit-
i s for .the gal who can wear stee are Bill McConnell, NaOTG,
;tyleS just 'a vee bit ahead of the , fteS i choi s eo
av erage coed. .,decorations; Norna John ..an and
Femnininity Stressed Alene Loeser, College of L.S andA.,
Bcause wart'me fashions stress Iin rhhasge of publicity; John Sor-
feminity, elaborate sirt arrange- ice, Engine School in tharge of
ments of layers of different cal- the flosr committee;, Morton
ored net over taffeta are being -Phatose ;r ehe .retis Scholniec-, BAd., and Dit" Mtixer,
decsisned by the experts who best '- -- - - engineering in charge af she band
know 'how toobtain that floating- Sorryin for - Co committee.; and Jean Wink, Ar-.
o-a-pcloudi effect.i Black sver blue So r fr o li ers fr 1 6r C o.rA P rov ide chitecu 'e School, and Donis Hieid-
tfearstnianectnfo- (*** gen, L.S.andA. in charge at pro-
imula for an eticing bodice de- -u. . +,ne m isorams and patron.
sin.t White tteac pink or red isSo L t uEn e ai e t !Q tSyemUd
another attract've dut I) Lae u . * I t r i s o n e t i m n Tickts for eall weie allot-
Thle newest anti latest ward in > _ --- -________ - ' ted aid aild on campus through
drn orev'ening wvear, is the Because of the difficulty in get- St sisemeci from Co. A provide0d.retoiemL sthng f a quo1. system to se na emn,
exposed mic!iff fashsion just cam.- 'ticg pictures of the dance eni- sctensisiin entertairiment for the V-Ball goers was Pfc. Bitt Co 'kery Is ara'. ties and the Ucio~n in or-
SFmyitarn.Bakceei raeonFiynghhsse, des to insure afair dti shution.
'ng ntota oc.Blass eep..ts rsse onFridy ci ht ths s c err thac. 2,e00 happy studetsa h ueaf' o co p- -, a a ci' ii
mart s fulau an oci casionatty and edition at the V-Ball Exta a h ug fe'snsacma aiwsfrtoiiae n
aonel af shy flea1 -solaced ailk Isws 'sat ready for d'stribution on tviSai plosatedct ed by mg Se. a Kaiser on the t. 5 id supse t nt
Sequintyr and 'ehisc hav lohes 'lo addngse'tr
lyrpae ihn cdsft~frtn.this teanes midBall's ftird son a.. Fh r, sYc t_(c : 7mEet hr ' e' 'l tk li la l. r-eciaer asati a'-Butl
'deortiv prcos i's arin fte' ossdo hede nedotndhin t'os end'tle d.ntn aui"ss''i' 55'audien ti Fcessyesai wo dciedaonol
wear. Feathers irte h'air, on hiati earlier t'san'ariginatiy plan- '.ae L50 songs as'd assci'ss5"s Pl.a ey ~ati~t~is th t arig the Bra a et of
the shoulders, at the wastline and ned. One of the results at this meub as'ai in in f eP'~e ihaemito f she rn seese tenal
on the skirt are seen in satin ho- is that much of the copy on dth 5d55 ttate r eo apsingirg ahise as;id .te Caikiy ma.t Lc ietsi:ttn hebg
dice, net skirt gowns. Contrasting inside pages, which wsere printed of P.ceremonies. ist to be inmatoe asro utr an IFc Lte aeiof o the dlyance
an acigclr a eueearlier, refers to the wrong cloo- Thomas playing thae piano. was gr anted to women and ser-
Segtlin butterflies Blitting across ing time. Also sorority rushing'TeitrsioenranmtEvcmnsaindonamu.Th
yards of net brighten the ball- functions made it impossible for N ames of girls attending the Th inemsinetranetvcmnsaindo apush
room with every graceful pirouette IV-Ball will be found on pages was managed by Pfc. Bob Fines time set for women was 1 am,
many of the V-Ball goers to en- nieenadtit-n, with the cooperation of Capt. while servicemen were granted
ofterwaejoy traditional pre-dance dinners. Stianley I. Fisher, 11:30 permission.