Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Daily Hansan
Tuesday, March 15, 1955
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
52nd Year, No.108
Kansan photo by Pete Ford
COOL, MAN COOL—Bill Finegan sets up the rhythm on the piano as Dave Hilldinger, regular piano man for the Sauter-Finegan aggregation, digs the music. The two musicians are shown playing at an impromptu session after the concert last night in Hoch auditorium-
Sauter-Finegan Music Called 'Most Rewarding'
By COURT ERNST
One of the most interesting and rewarding musical adventures ever offered to KU students was served up last night in Hoch auditorium as the Sauter-Finegan orchestra held the limelight in an exciting two-hour concert.
'Luck' and Work Reward Pianist
Bv MARGOT BAKER
Actually, it was more than just luck that brought the job. He's been playing piano since he was 14. Born in Ann Arbor, Mich., Mr. Hildinger played with dance bands in high school and college. He received a master's degree in piano from the University of Michigan.
Dave Hildinger got the job as piano man with the Sauter-Finegan band through one of those lucky breaks that happen only in show business. A friend of his who was working at Radio City in New York got a call to audition for the band and when he couldn't make it he called Mr. Hillinger and asked him to do the audition. He has been with the band four weeks now and says he's loved every minute of it.
"With this band a good background in legitimate music is almost a necessity, but you've got to have a feeling for jazz too," Mr. Hildinger said.
He explained that both Eddie Sauter and Bill Finegan write for the band.
"In most other bands the boys usually get "bugged" playing t he same arrangements every night, but there's nothing simple about the arrangements we play. To play with the band you almost have to play more than one instrument," said the musician who plays piano, keyboard glockenspiel and celesta
keyboard glockenspiel and celestia
And of course everyone plays the
piano.
Mr. Hilldinger, who is 26 and unmarried, says that most of the band members are young and many of them are married. "Some of the guys brings their wives along and
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Never before have 17 instrumentalists and two vocalist offered so many different kinds of sound and such nearly flawless performance. Instruments featured ranged all the way from the standard saxes, brass, and percussion to the English horn, recorder, chimes, and piccolo.
The crowd was a little disappointing, but was kept in constant entertainment by the wide range of musical selections and the slow, dry humor of leader Bill Finegan. Ed Sauter did not appear with the orchestra. He is in New York working on arrangements.
One of the high spots of the evening was "Eddie and the Witch Doctor," featuring Joe Venuto, Don Knapp, and "Mousey" Alexander on percussion. This driving, pounding number is a drummer's paradise, and was one of the biggest crowdpleasers.
One couldn't help but get the feeling that each member of this amazing band felt that being a member of such a widely diversified musical organization was a rich experience. And then each musician had in what everyone else was doing at every moment.
Vocalist Andy Roberts sang "I Get a Kick Out of You," "John Henry," a folk tune-type number of the best sort, and "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams." Mr. Roberts is a remarkably personable showman and an even better singer. His fine technique emphasized a clear, steady voice belonging to a young man who is quite sure of himself.
Rosemary O'Reilly did a fine job of vocalizing on "April in Paris" although her voice was nearly drowned out a couple of times.
By the same token, witnessing such a concert offered each lover of music a little more than the ordinary enjoyment of seeing and hearing a good band. Surely almost every type of musical taste was satisfied end every person in Hoch auditorium must have felt that he received for an excess of his dollar's worth in entertainment and enjoyment.
33 Pharmacy Students Make Tour to Detroit
Thirty-three junior and senior pharmacy students at the University and seven of their wives will be guests of the Parke, Davis, and Co. pharmaceutical house today through Saturday in Detroit.
The School of Pharmacy annually arranges for a group of students to visit manufacturing facilities of a large American pharmaceutical company, to see first-hand how drugs are manufactured, quality controlled, distribution accomplished, and other features of the industry.
Parke, Davis representatives will conduct the student pharmacists through the manufacturing facilities, research laboratories, and the biological farm where serums, antitoxins, and similar drugs are cultured.
They will leave tonight in a special rail coach, arrive in Chicago tomorrow morning and Detroit in mid-afternoon. Late Friday night they will return by the same route, reaching Lawrence early Saturday night. All expenses except rail fare are paid.
Juniors making the trip are:
Dr. Ray Hopppen, assistant professor of pharmacy, will accompany them.
Crandall Melia, Ronald Montgomery, Patrick Alkine, Donald Currier, Henry Wittenberg, Jordan Johnson, Perry L. Rasleigh, Richard Philips, Arthur McDaniel, Paul Garren, Kenneth Hausler, Samuel Wagner, Jore Hatchette, and Kenneth Paslay. Seniors are:
Kay Lewis, James Swisher, James Retter, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Getty, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. James Frederich, Ernest Albright, William Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grier, Wallace Jorn Ivan Watkins, Edwin R. Streit.
Richard Lolley, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Miller, Norman Toothaker, Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Hollingsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gaugh, Howard Kizer, and Robert Schroers.
The forecast is for considerable cloudiness and much colder this afternoon, with a chance of occasional light snow in the extreme northwest. It will be partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow. It will be colder west and north and much colder in the southeast tonight.
Kansas weather turned cooler today after record-setting heat and a tornado that struck yesterday north of Kansas City, Mo. Damage was slight.
Weather Turns Cooler
Unofficial sources in Lawrence last night reported a small tornado cloud forming high above the city, but the cloud disappeared before it could do any damage.
The low tonight will be 20-25 in the northwest, and 25-30 in the southeast. High tomorrow will be in the 40s.
Hail and rain lashed several areas of Eastern Kansas. Hailstones ranging from pea to walnut size peppered Atchison, Waverly, Walnut, Virgil and Thrall.
Free Drop Period Ends Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be the last day students will be permitted to drop courses without penalty. Courses dropped by then will not appear on transcripts. Students may drop courses through the deans of their schools.
--the number of spring colds which cut attendance every year.
Knowland Expects $20Tax CutDefeat
Washington—(U.P.)—Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland predicted after a White House conference that the Senate will defeat a Democratic tax cut proposal in a showdown vote today.
He made the forecast attack and other GOP congressional leaders held their weekly legislative conference with President Eisenhower.
The supplemental funds are designed to tide them over until the end of the 1955 fiscal year on June 30. The $1,468,000 for Congress will cover the cost of the $7,500-a-year pay raises which the lawmakers recently voted themselves.
Administration forces in the Senate claimed two to four vote edge to defeat the Democratic plan, under which income taxes would be cut by $20 for each taxpayer and $10 for each dependent, except wives.
The House Appropriations committee today approved $855,212,429 in an extra fund for more than 30 federal agencies and branches, including Congress itself.
The largest bloc of the money—$478 million was earmarked for extra benefits which Congress voted last year for ailing and pensioned veterans and for needs of civilians drawing public assistance, checks.
Some of the bigger items in the recommended spending included:
Veterans—$240 million to cover a 5 per cent boost in pensions and compensation checks, and $155 million extra for GI schooling and other readjustment benefits.
Highways—$90 million extra in federal aid. $500 million had been appropriated earlier.
Other action included $7,147,000 authorized to keep up the dust bowl control going and a prodding of the Agriculture department to "give this matter even closer attention than in the past."
Schools also were given assistance as $20 million was provided for maintenance and operation and $48,500,000 for construction purposes.
2 Students Hurt In Car Accident
Two University students were injured last night when the car in which they were riding went out of control on a dirt road near the Lawrence Country club.
The students injured are James Dawson Snyder, college sophomore, and Robert Dale Crist, college freshman. Both are reported in good condition today by Watkins hospital officials.
Rickover Aide To Speak Here
Lt. Condmr. Louis H. Roddis of the U.S. Navy and the Atomic Energy commission will speak at the annual Engineering student banquet at 6 p.m. tomorrow in the Kansas room of the Student Union. His topic will be the atomic submarine "Nautilus." About 200 faculty members and
While at the University, Cmdr Roddis will interview several engineering seniors for positions with Adm. Hyman G. Ruckover in the atomic submarine program.
About 200 faculty members and students are expected to attend.
Cmdr. Roddis is a graduate of the U.S. Naval academy and has a master's degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
During the Bikini atomic tests of 1946, Cmdr. Roddis was on the commander's staff of Joint Task Force I. Later he went to the Clinton laboratories of the Manhattan district, now the Oak Ridge laboratory.
UVO to Present Honor Petitions
The University Veterans organization will present honor pledge signatures received so far to the All Student council 7 p.m. tonight and ask for a student referendum on the system.
Petitions for signature were sent to the presidents of all houses and organizations on the campus when the UVO submitted its proposal for an honor system two weeks ago.
All pledges were supposed to be returned to the UVO tomorrow night, but due to the fact that many organizations have not had a chance to present the pledges to their members they will be accepted until all organizations have had this opportunity.
DON'T BE FOOLED Spring hasn't sprung - yet.
RULES FOR AVOIDING "CAT FEVER"
1.DON'T CONVERT THE CONVERTIBLE.
2.DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR JACKET.
3.AND
LEAVE
THE SHORTS
IN MOTHBALLS!
SPRING HASN'T SPRUNG—YET This sign in front of Watkins hospital warns KU students of the dangers of taking advantage of the early spring weather. The sign was put up in an effort to keep down snow, rain or a cold which cut attendance every year.