TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1952 - THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE r TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1952 PAGE F TommyDorsey Nov. 1 Dance To Replace Former Homecoming Bal To Play at 'Autumn Nocturne I s * * * SPLASHY CONTEST: Swim Meet Set for Today I Barn Dance Partygoers 'Ride-'m-high Trombonist Features Wide Variety of Music; Soloists Include Marietta Know, Sam Donahue c. Tommy Dorsey and his orches- tra will play for 'Autumn Noc- turne,' the former Homecoming Dance, which will be held a week later than usual this year from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in the Intra-Mural Building. Members of the committee have announced this date for the dance and explained that it was set a week later this year in order to get a name band as is the tradi- tion. LAST SPRING they tried un- successfully to get a name band, and the other alternative was to get a less-known band from De- troit to play the night of the Homecoming game. The committee decided the students would rather dance to the music of Tommy Dorsey one week later. This band was picked a two to one favorite in a campus poll con- ducted during registration by the J- up committee. TICKETS will be sold for $3.60 per couple. Dorsey's fans know his trom- bone, but .few realize he is a swingman who goes in for clas- sical music. He was entirely educated in his instrument by his father and never set foot in a conservatory of music. The Tommy Dorsey band was the first band to combine popu- lar numbers with the classical music when he did a concert tour with the Pittsburgh Symphony Or- chestra. * * * AT PRESENT the Dorsey per- sonalities in the vocal department are Marietta Know, who hails from Texas, and Mary Hudson, one of Dorsey's discoveries, and Sam Donahue, who does tenor Saxo- phone solos for the aggregation. His theme song is 'I'm Getting Sentimental Over You," from which the bandleader derives ehis nickname "the Sentimental Gentleman." Dorsey was the first bandleader in the country to use the trombone as a solo instrument. Before Dor- sey's time the "Slush-Pump," as his horn has been dubbed, was just a brass musical instrument used for sounding "Oom-pah- pahs" and keeping the beat in time. * * * AT ONE TIME Dorsey had his heart set on being the world's greatest trumpet player, but his father, leader of a brass band in Mahonoy Plain, Pa., asked him to fill in for an absent trombonist, and it was love at first note. In 1934 with his brother Jim- my, he formed a band of his own. In that band he had Bob Crosby as vocalist, Glenn Miller on sec- ond trombone, and Ray McKin- ley on the drums. The reason for its sudden fold- ing was the Dorsey Brother's one band will not prosper with two leaders. It broke up with Jimmy starting for the Coast. Tommy started from scratch and it wasn't long before he had worked up an- other band. THEY SPLIT UP each with the idea of building a band around his own particular idea of music. "The famous Dorsey Brothers" battles were no more than fami- ly spats," said Tommy. "We've always been the best of pals and always will be." Dorsey has been touring the country with his band for 15 years and he always runs up against the question of why he and Jimmy never got along together. People are misinformed by publicicty stories for the past twenty years, both brothers, agree. HIS RECORDING of "Marie" and "Song of India" started him in business in that department. In "Marie" he introduced the use of a choral background, chanting a se- ries of song titles in {response to the vocalist who did the lyrics to the number., Some of the other arrangements Dorsey is remembered for are "Once In A While," "There Are such Things" and "I'll Never Smile Again." TROMBONIST-Tommy Dorsey and his band will be featured at the all campus dance, 'Autumn Nocturne' to be held Saturday, Nov. 1 at the IM Building. Dorsey, famous for his renditions on the trombone, will play music ranging from classical to popular numbers. This year's dance will replace the one formerly held on Homecoming weekend. PICK A PARTNER: League Offers Instruction In Bridge, Dance Routines Phi Sigs Hope Party To Be Annual Affair; 70 Attend Gathering Attention: Students that have never been on a horse. For a first hand account of the thrills an dspills of horseback rid- ing contact any one of the 70 "ex- horseback riding party lastH...- perienced riders" who attended the Phi Sigma Delta barn dance and horseback riding party last Sat- urday night. BY CAREFUL observation one can easily spot the Phi Sigs and their dates on campus either rub- bing those sore muscles or half- heartedly cursing that "gentle" horse. The party was held at the Hu- ron River Stables located about one mile and one half from Alice -Lloyd Hall. For many "of the students it was the first time they had been in an indoor riding stable. After riding, the blue-jeaned men and their dates turned their attention to curtseying and bowing while doing their favorite square dances. AFTERWARDS many old favor- ites were sung by the group to round out an unusual evening jammed full of fun. Ted Amdur, social chairman of Phi Sigma Delta, reported that the party was such a huge success that the fraternity hopes to make it an annual or even a semi-annu- al affair. The fellows scheduled the riding party as an experimental venture. They felt they wanted something different from the usual Saturday night recoud dance or costume party. Sign up for Senior Pic- tures, _1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline is Fri., Oct. 17. Campus Coeds will be "off with the starting gun," competing in the all-campus women's swimming meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Intramural Pool. All contestants are asked to be. at the pool at 7 p.m. to receive an explanation of the meet rules and instructions. Students are urged to attend the meet which is free of charge. House groups are especially in- vited to cheer the swimmers, com- peting from many of the various campus residences. On the meet's program of events are the 25 and 50 yard free style, 25 and 50 yard breast stroke and 25 and 50 yard back crawl. Free style relay teams, consist- ing of four members each, and div- ing will also be included in mne competition. During intermission, two mem- bers of Michifish, women's swim- ming club, will be featured in a water ballet. Margaret Lord and Mickey Mosher will present their interpretation of the "Valentino Tango." The annual meet is co-sponsored by the Women's Athletic Associa- tion and the Women's Physical Education Department. Handling organization of the affair are Donna Hoffman, Michi- fish manager and Miss Fritzie Gar- eis, club advisor. Women will be vying for indi- vidual honors at the meet as well as trying to win points toward first place spot for their respec- tive dormitory, league or sorori- ty house. WAA officials hope that the participation in this year's event will exceed last year's record num- ber of 311 students. Previously the the average number of coeds en- tered in the meet had been 250. Martha Cook took top honors in last year's meet with Alpha Omicorn Pi and Alpha Gamma Delta tying for second place. Del- ta Delta Delta placed third. Erminie Crocket won first place in individual honors in last Oc- tober's meet with Norma Felcyn coming in second. Tea Planned ByAlumnae The University of Michigan Alumnae Club will hold a tea from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. today in the League for those women who are interested in becoming members of the alumnae organization. The Alumnae Club is open to all women who.are graduates of the University or wives of Alumni and. faculty members. Any other women interested in the University are invited to at- tend. Honored at the tea will be Mrs. Alexander Ruthven and Mrs. Har- lan Hatcher. Mrs. Richard Mann is president of the Alumnae Club. Mrs. S. A. Heller, Mrs. Russell DeJong and Mrs. M. H. Waterman are mem- bers of the board. Other women serving on the board of the organization are Mrs. James Lawson, Mrs. Thomas.Dick- inson, Mrs. Peter Darow, Mrs. F. B. Case and Mrs. F. E. Wessinger. Mrs. Duane Edison, Mrs. R. 0. Bonisteel Jr., Mrs. A. C. Kerlikow- ski and Mrs. Arthur Curtis will pour tea at the gathering. There is Only @09 Dance Classes .. . Free choice of the dance steps which they would like to learn or brush up on is offered in the couples dance classes given at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 7:15 p.m. on Thursdays at the League. Although instruction begins this week, tickets are still available for the couples' classes and can be purchased in the League at the door of the Ballroom. The price of tickets is $4 for eight lessons. Janet Gast, chairman of the dance classes, announces that this is the last week in which tickets will be sold. Couples participating in the classes will have a choice of learn- ing the tango, rumba, samba, fox- trot, waltz and, charleston, depend- ing on what the couples choose themselves. Johnny Urbanic and his assist- ants from the advanced course will be in charge of instruction. Last year a group from the dance classes, under the leader- ship of Mr. Urbanic prepared a dance exhibition and presented it in the Gulantics variety show. The dance class committee is, under the chairmanship of Janet Gast who is assisted by Joyce War- ney, financehchairman and cap- tains from the sophomore, junior and senior classes. ONE record shop in Ann Arbor which offers you.. . TWO separate record departments with .. . FIVE listening booths in each department. POPULAR RECORDS-DOWNSTAIRS CLASSICAL RECORDS-MAIN FLOOR I: 71 Bridge Lessons. . . Bridge lessons, sponsored by the League Social Committee, will be- gin tonight in the League. The lessons are offered each se- mester and are given in two sep- arate sections. The beginners class meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. each Tuesday, and the intermediates meet immnedi- ately- after them from 8:30 to 10 p.m. At the classes, students receive detailed mimeographed sheets of instruction and learn while they play. The price is $3.50 for the ten lessons which will be taught by Ed Simons who has given the course for the past three years. .. .. /'. 7/s ,u~c Cent' 300 South Thayer Just West of Hill Auditorium Phone 2-2500 and 7200 TYPEWRITERS ADDING MACHINES WIRE RECORDERS Bought, Sold, Rented and Repaired Desks, Chairs, Steel Files I I MORRILL'S 314 State St. Open Saturdays um Phone 7177 ntil 5 P.M. 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