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[email protected]. EASTERN NEWS "Tell The Truth and Don't Be Afraid" EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1966 · Sta_nding-Room only Crowd Hears Mathis By Ken Noblit A standing-room only crowd was packed into Lantz Gym Monday night to hear Johnriy Mathis. The packed house had been assured early last week when all the seats were sold in less than four hours. THE DOORS opened at 7:35 p.m. and by 7:45, almost all seats were taken. Students, faculty and townspeople were in at· tendance and the dress r.anged from sweatshirts to suits, from flats to tennis shoes to ·heels, and from letterman's jackets to fur coats. The concert began with an overture by D'Arneill Pershing and ·his- orchestra. Mathis made his. appearance singing "On A Wonderful Day Like Today," "Misty," and "Doodlin Song." Our Young Gen· night in Lantz Gym. The concert was the winter concert Monday quarter Student Senate presentation. Harrassed Civil Our Young Generation, Mathis' singers, sang a medley of tunes with Mathis joining them shortly Rights Worker before the first intermission.