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Q%t tKotecr of Camptut. ffifjousftt ant) 9ttfoa TOje ®ufe^Cljronttle Volume 56, Number 6 Duke University, Durham, N. C. Wednesday, September 28, I960 7th Straight Semester AEPhi's Win Cup Music of Miller, Les Brown For High Average To Highlight Shoe V Slipper By E1LAH SHEARER Chronicle News Editor Alpha Epsilon Phi, with a scholastic average of 3.0; retains Dances Scheduled possession of the Panhellenic scholarship cup for the seventh consecutive semester. For October 27, 22 Announcements of sorority awards were made by Lois Schwartz, chairman of the scholarship awards committee of Pan- By MILES GULLINGSRUD Hel, in honors assembly Monday night in the Woman's College Chronicle News Editor Auditorium. Les Brown and his "Band At the end of the spring semester, the average of each sorority was higher than its average the preceding semester. of Renown" and Ray Mc- ; * Phi Mu rose from fifth place Kinley's "Glenn Miller Or to take the second position, chestra" will provide the 'Freshmen Tickets pha Delta Pi placed third, jump dance music for Shoe 'n' ing from sixth place last se Slipper week end, October 21 mester. and 22, president Laird Blue To Cost One Dollar Alpha Phi, moving from elev announced Monday. enth place to seventh position, Tickets for the October 7 ap The Les Brown band, featured pearance of the Four Freshmen received the "most improve ment" award. on NBC-TV's "Steve Allen will go on sale Monday for $1, Show," will play for the infor according to Randy Carpenter, Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Del mal dance in the Indoor Stadium chairman of the Student Union ta Pi, Kappa Delta, Kappa Kap Friday night of the annual fall major attractions committee. pa Gamma, Alpha Chi Omega and Alpha Phi placed above the week end. The tickets, for the blanket all-sorority and non-sorority av MCKINLEY Brown is a University alum- affair in the Indoor Stadium, erages of 2.7871 and 2.7939. .nus and played tenor sax in the will be sold beginning at 2 p.m. The all-student average of Blue Devil Band as a student. at the West bus stop, he said. 2.7899 is lower by .0204 than Under his leadership that band last semester's average.. became one of the best college The Four Freshmen were ac bands ever known. claimed last year as the "best The top three sororities placed Open Houses Tomorrow Night above the highest dormitory av Brown organized the "Band vocal group" in the country by of Renown" in 1940 and for Billboard, Downbeat and the erage, 2.8833, of Alspaugh House. eleven years the group toured United Press International. Start East's Sorority Rush with Bob Hope. In 20 years the The group consists of brothers Open houses held in the class same number from 6 to 9:20 band has become one of the best Don and Ross Barbour, Bob known and most popular in the Sorority Averages room of Carr Building from £ Friday night. From 2 to 4:10 country. Flanigan and Ken A 1 b e r s . to 10 p.m. tomorrow night will Saturday and Sunday rushees Though the Freshmen are pri mark the formal opening of Among the band's most recent 16 >.omi will attend six chosen sororities. honors are being voted number marily known for their vocaliz Pbi Mu 2.90.1} East Campus sorority rush. Attire for the Thursday, Friday ing, the four also play musical 65 2.S795 This rush season, the second and Saturday parties will be cot one in Downbeat magazine's instruments. 2.8506 readers' popularity poll and be (appa Kappa Gamma .. .. <a 2.s m to' be held in Carr since the con ton dresses and flats, and Sunday ing chosen as number one big The Freshmen were first "dis demnation of the Panhellenic dresses and heels will be worn band of the year by Metronome covered" by Stan Kenton in •JonSotority 464 2.7959 Building, will continue until for the Sunday parties. magazine. ....11J4 quiet hours begin October 6 and 1950. They have since become 1 6--0 2.7S7T Visits from Monday, October "The Glenn Miller Orches firmly established as one of the 00 bids are extended the following 2.756.1 3, will be narrowed to five par tra," under the direction of, and top acts in show business. day. ties from 6 to 9:30 p.m. No rush featuring, drummer Ray Mc- The Freshmen last appeared Freshmen will attend six open functions are scheduled for Kinley, will be featured in the here in the spring of 1958. Zera Tau Alpha (.11 2.6174 houses Thursday night and the Tuesday. Preferential parties Saturday night formal dance, will begin Wednesday with also in the Indoor Stadium. rushees attending four parties McKinley, who was a close Grades, 'Friction Blamed from 6 to 8 p.m. Features of friend of Miller and a member these parties will be entertain of his famous Army Air Force ment and modified themes. Cot band, took over leadership of ton dresses and flats are appro that band when Miller was lost priate for the Monday and Wed in action in 1944. Spadafora, Daly Quit WDBS nesday parties. With a revival of interest in the Glenn Miller style of music, Formal parties, the highlight due in part to the recently high By CURTIS MILES this summer. These additions of Grey Building, has been im of the rush season, will be at- ly successful movie, The Glenn, Chronicle News Editor will provide one transmitter for proved and the station's lobby (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) Low grades and "internal each two houses and will assure has been refinished. friction" took their toll of radio almost "perfect reception." Allan stated that more albums station WDBS's administrative The transmitters on West will be featured this year and staff this summer as both the Campus have been repaired and that less rock-and-roll records YMCA Drive Gains Necessary Funds, station manager and the produc improved and another transmit will be played. He said that the tion manager failed to take up ter will probably be added exact songs to be played will be their duties this fall. sometime this year, Allan said. decided by Robbins, who will Tim Spadafora, who was to In addition, the control room of have "complete control of what But Falls Short of Projected Mark WDBS, located in the basement goes out over the air." be station manager this year, Hanes and Hanes Annex have did not return to the University Final tabulations for the 1960 this fall. T. O. Allan, who has YMCA membership drive been invited to attend the meet been elected interim station brought this year's new mem ing. Many activities of the YM -, manager, reported Monday that berships to 600—89 per cent of CA will be co-ordinated with the "because Spadafora's grades the freshman class—and brought YWCA this year, Schmidt men were so low, he and the deans in $3600 in cash and pledges, tioned. thought it unadvisable for him according to Mike Schmidt, 'Y' Of special interest to fresh to return." president. men will be the interviews to be Although the percentage of held tonight and tomorrow for Charlie Daly, production man the Freshman 'Y' Council. The ager, resigned his post due to freshmen joining was smaller "internal friction" and "per than had been hoped for, the interviews will be held in 204 sonality conflicts," Allan said. drive was successful in match- Flowers by the YMCA officers. Although Steve Robbins has ig the YMCA's proposed budget A representative will be selected been chosen temporary produc jr the year, Schmidt explained, for each dorm, according to tion manager in Daly's place, [e noted that the membership Randy Carpenter, vice-president permanent officers will not be =e had been raised to six dol- of the YMCA and special advisor elected until the next meeting irs, an increase of one dollar to the freshmen. of the radio council, which offi ver the previous year. The freshman program this cially approves all WDBS staff House V won the free movie year will be planned entirely positions. .ckets by going 100 per cent by the Freshman Council. Spe "Although the lack of trained sr the 'Y' membership. House cial forums and discussion personnel will make it difficult 1 captured second place and groups will be planned to help to replace Spadafora and Daly, Eouse I came in third, he added. answer questions about Univer the functioning of the radio In order to explain the YMCA sity life and special problems station will not be affected," a students, the 'Y' will hold an which may affect the freshman Allan said. RADIO RACONTEURS—WDBS Station manager T. O. open house from 7:30 to 9:30 class. "In fact, the programming Allan and production manager Steve Robbins have as tomorrow evening in the Union In past years, the freshman and reception should be the best Ballroom. The open house, for program has not been planned ever this year," Allan added. He sumed their posts temporarily to fill the gap left when freshmen and upperclassmen, by the freshmen themselves, stated that five new transmitters Tim Spadafora dropped out of school and Charlie Daly will have displays telling about Carpenter said. With the new will be in operation on East Cam resigned. The Radio Council will elect permanent replace the various activities of the 'Y,' program, the Freshman 'Y' pus within a month, replacing and members of the Cabinet will Council will have complete con the single transmitter removed ments, and Allan and Robbins will serve until elections explain the services performed trol over their own program and during renovation operations are held.