Lettermen W Ill Perform in Two Weeks, Tickets

Albright College Gingrich Library Albright College Gingrich Library Albright College Gingrich Library Serving Albright College Since 1879 VOL LX READING, PENNSYLVANIA, OCTOBER 20, 1967 No. 6 Albright College Gingrich Library Albright College Gingrich Library Albright College Gingrich Library Lettermen W ill Perform In Two Weeks, McBride Explains 4-1-4 To Student Council Tickets Available In Campus Center Dr. Robert E. McBride, Dean of Academic Affairs, addressed The Lettermen will appear in concert on the Albright Campus on Saturday evening, Novem Student Council on the question of 4-1-4 plan, explaining exactly ber 4th. The performance will be held in the Field House at 8 in the evening and will be part of what it means and why it is being considered at this time. the Homecoming activities. Tickets are on sale at the desk in the Campus Center for $4.00, $3.50, Dean McBride indicated that he feels that education should Albrightand $3.00. College Students Gingrich will receive aLibrary fifty cent discount and one dollar Albrightwill reserve seatsCollege now. Gingrichbe aLibrary dynamic process, one subjectAlbright to change and College experimentation. Gingrich Library Throughout their career, the Let He pointed out that 4-1-4 is only one of any number of possible termen have stuck to the concept calendar alternatives, among which are the i-3-3, 4-4-1, 4-0-4, and that “songs were written to be sung so on. It is the 4-14 program which has been the topic of con as composers hoped they’d be sung.” siderable controversy, however, on the Albright campus. In doing so they’ve become one of In explaining what constitutes the the most successful groups in the 4-1-4 program, Dean McBride sug country. Their records include more BRANDENBERG gested two possible meanings from than a dosen hit songs and albums the term itself. Firstly, it is a pro for Capitol—“The Way You Look JAZZ ENSEMBLE gram In which the calendar year is AlbrightTonight”, College “When I Fall Gingrich in Love”, Library Albright College GingrichPLAYS Library HERE TONIGHT Albright College Gingrich Library “Once Upon a Time”, “Silly Boy”, divided into four months, one “Again”, “Theme From Summer The Brandenberg Jazz Ensem month, then four months. Place” (all singles). Their albums ble will present a variety of num Secondly, it is a program which include: Jim, Tony and Bob; A bers in the Campus Center to contains four courses in the first Song for Young Love; Once Upon night, at 8 P.M. These sixteen semester, one course in the interim a Time; College Standard; A Let students from Gettysburg State semester, and four courses in the termen Kind of Love; The Letter- College won the Eastern Inter final semester. In addition, the en men Look at Love and The Hit collegiate Jazz Festival. tire concept of credit hours could Sounds of the Lettermen, More Hit be altered in favor of course re AlbrightSounds of College the Lettermen; Gingrich Portrait Library Albright College GingrichDale Library J. Vandersall, Director of quirementsAlbright for College graduation. Gingrich Library of My Love; She Cried; A New the Campus Center, heard the En- I Most importantly, the idea was Song for Young Love; Best of the semble while attending a Student stressed that the two semester cal Lettermen; Warm. Union Directors convention in endar under which Albright pres Philadelphia last summer. Of all ently operates, should not be con Successful records did more the groups that were presented at sidered inviolable. It must be sub than establish The Lettermen the convention, Vandersall consid ject to whatever changes would be as one of the top vocal groups. ered the Brandenberg Jazz Ensem beneficial for the entire college They also created a demand Student Council Adopts Resolution ble to have the best performance. program. This concept led Dean for the talented trio in night McBride into a discussion on what Albrightclubs, on College television andGingrich in col Library Albright College Gingrich HoLibrary was impressed by their Albright College Gingrich Library Defending Resident Students Position versatility in both singing and the 4-1-4 program could contribute leges throughout the country. to our campus. In 1964, the trio was voted No. Student Council officially responded to the Walton Hall instruments. They use a drum, 1 college attraction in the Bill housing dispute by their unanimous adoption of a resolution which piano, bass fiddle and trumpet. Dean McBride commented board Magazine Poll. Among defends the student position, and demands appropriate action by A variety of songs will be in that he is disturbed by the lack their recent television appear the administration in all future situations, of this kind. In their cluded, among them, spirituals, of an adequate academic cli ances are The Dean Martin resolution council supported the concept of a Holiday tournament, modern, and folk songs. mate which would tend to initi Show, The Red Skelton Show but refused to allow this to mitigate their concern of the “forceful ate student-faculty exchanges and the Hollywood Palace TV tact employed by the administration” in dealing with the housing The admission for the Jazz En on vital issues on an extra semble will be $1.00. curricular basis. Albrightshows. College Gingrich Librarydispute. Albright College Gingrich Library Albright College Gingrich Library Student Council recommended It is essential, he feels, that the They made their night club debut Weislogel Sees Improvement college present the student with an in early 1962 at Hollywood’s Cres that the Housing committee ap proach the students on a volun opportunity for this type of ex cendo and were greeted by praise In Convocation Quality change of ideas. “The calendar is from critics. Typical of the remarks tary basis, and that they use the council as a mediating and con important only in its function as a that followed their initial club ap Dean of Students Louis F. Weislogel stated in a recent inter catalytic agent to get things start pearance was the review by column sulting agency in matters of this view that he felt the quality of the Convocation programs has pe. They further recommended ed,” said Dean McBride. ist Belle Greenberg who wrote: improved greatly over previous years. He also indicated that the In discussing the interim semes “The group, literally and figura Sat the committee “apply with new attendance procedures have been generally favored by the discretion the contract clause giv ter, Dean McBride stressed the tively, won their letters last night students as shown by their support of tne programs. continuity which it is hoped will be Albrightwith the sophisticatedCollege GingrichLos Angeles ingLibrary legality to the actions which Albright College Gingrich Library Albright College Gingrich Library they are permitted to take.” Since this new procedure, maintained throughout the January audience.” Variety described them semester. For freshman, it has been as a group who “came on strongly Barker and Redcoats which allows the student his No announcement has yet been choice of programs, has been proposed that a seminar in con with big sound and good rap To Play for ‘Camelot' made as to what the actual policy initiated, the administration has temporary issues be established. port . .. ” and the Hollywood Re will be this year in regard to the The beginning of Homecom heard little adverse opinion on For sophomores, a program in porter called them “Three young housing of the basketball players. ing Weekend will be marked by the matter. broadening horizons would serve to men who sing songs as the com It is hoped that the resolution the traditional Ivy Ball on Friday help students determine what area posers hoped they’d be sung.” passed at Council will sufficiently night, November 3, from 8-11. Students seem to feel that this system is more equitable than the they might want to concentrate in, influence the committee on housing Sponsored by the Student Coun as well as to give those who have Praise, however, seems to be a as to insure that the student’s views cil, the Ivy Ball will have “Came previous one, which designated the Albrightcommodity College that came toGingrich Jim Tony Library Albright College Gingrichtimes Librarythe student would attend and alreadyAlbright made thisCollege decision Gingrichan op Library will be given proper consideration. lot” as its theme this year. portunity to experience first-hand and Bob even before they called Outlines of the medieval castle the number of cuts he was allowed. themselves The Lettermen. It came Student Council has invited Dr. The only problem that Dean the practical aspects of their pros and woods will transform the field pective profession. to Tony Butala in his home town of William Hummel to address them house into a scene from King Ar Weislogel sees in the program Sharon, Pa. during his first profes on a problem concerning the Cue. thur’s Knights of the Round Table. concerns the day students, who Junior* would bo encouraged sional engagement (he sang on a Council does not feel that appoint Nancy Trainor is in charge of deco may find it difficult to meet to participate in an indepen radio show at eight years of age) ments have been made to the Cue rations. their attendance requirements dent research project under the and led him to a singing job with in a proper manner. Dr. Hummel Music will be provided by if they must depend on eve- direction of their major ad the famed Mitchell Boys Choir and will discuss Cue policy and progress Johnny Barker and the Red ing and weekend convocations. visor. Seniors would be exposed Albrighteventually Collegeto Hollywood. Gingrich atLibrary their next meeting.

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