University Daily Kansan
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Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1952
Herman Concert To Feature Stars
Woody Herman's Caravan of Stars will bring a full program of well-known radio, television, and recording artists to the stage of Hoch auditorium Wednesday at 8 p.m.
The program will include such well-known stars as Dinah Washington, blues singer; Dolly Houston, vocalist and Lou Daley, comedian.
Mr. Herman's newly organized band, which is touring with the Caravan of Stars, will include such performers as Chubby Jackson, bass; Dolly Houston, vocalist; Sonny Igoe, drums, and Urbie Green.
The Carayan is the result of 30 years in show business for Mr. Herman. He began his musical career at the age of 9 when he was billed as "The Boy Wonder of the Clarinet."
Not long after his start in show business he succeeded in mastering the saxophone, singing, and dancing. After he finished high school in Milwaukee, he studied for a semester at the Marquette Music school.
It was at Marquette he developed an avid interest in authentic jazz. It was then he got his first job with a big-name band, Tom Gerun. He shared the vocal honors with
Ginny Simms and Tony Martin.
Mr. Herman has also played with the bands of Harry Sosnik, Gus Arnheum, and Isham Jones. The nucleus of Mr. Woody's first band was formed among the members of the Isham Jones band.
At first the newly formed band was faced with public resistance to the radical new idea in music. In fact, they lost several engagements before their contracts were completed.
After the band was well on its way to success several vocal groups were featured with the band. One of them later became the Merry Macs.
It was with the Merry Macs the band made its first big hit record, "Woodchoppers' Ball." About the same time the band made a series of films in Hollywood and became firmly established.
WOODY HERMAN
the nation's No. 1 band, and starred on a half-hour radio show. In 1946 the band was presented at Carnegie hall in New York. There they performed the "Ebony Concerto" written for the band by Igor Stravinsky.
Tickets for Wednesday's performance are now available at the School of Fine Arts office.
In 1945, the orchestra was voted
The Kress foundation of New York has been identified as the source of a $150,000 donation to the Medical center in 1950—the largest received for its extensive post-graduate medical expansion program.
The gift started a drive to obtain funds for a $600,000 post-graduate and student union building, financed entirely from private sources, now under construction on the Medical center campus.
Kress Foundation Named Source of $150,000 Gift
Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, dean of the School of Medicine in 1950, was not allowed to disclose at the time that the benefaction was from the foundation, established by Samuel H. Kress, 5 and 10-cent store magnate.
Because the foundation stipulated that the amount had to be equalled with local contributions, a campaign led by civic leaders soon added $160,000 to the fund from 217 citizens and firms of Kansas City. Their names were also released Saturday.
Also the Kress foundation has given $50,000 annually as part of a five-year pledge; $30,000 of this is for promotion of post-graduate education, and $20,000 for practical nurse schooling.
The building, to be completed in about six months, will contain offices for the post-graduate school, recreational and dining facilities, and accommodations for visiting medical teachers.
About the time of the Kress donation, Mrs. Edward H. Hashinger, formerly Mrs. J. R. Battenfeld, gave $75,000 from the Battenfeld foundation for an auditorium in memory of her son, a physician killed in a wartime plane crash.
The auditorium will be included in the Student Union—Continuation Center. Large enough to seat all students and faculty of the School of Medicine, it can also be used for small medical conventions.
'Y' Takes Stand On Council Bill
Kansas medical and student groups have contributed the balance of the funds for the building.
The effects that a bill now before the All Student Council would have on the campus YMCA were discussed at length at a meeting of the "Y" cabinet last night.
John Biegert, president, said after the meeting. "We are sorry that this has been brought up. The bill in its present form would be extremely detrimental to the 'Y.'"
"We definitely feel that should not be a_political issue," he added.
The bill in its present form would place the Rock Chalk Revenue under the control of a governing board created by the All Student Council. Revenue from the show would be diverted into a permanent theoretical fund to provide properties for future University Theater projects, underwrite stage productions, and bring professional talent to the Hill.
Lewis Clum, president of the organization, said Edward Cresswell, engineering sophomore, ran a close second. The Hare system of voting, in which voters cast ballots for their candidates in order of their preference, was used.
The Revue board would be composed of a specified number of ASC members, the present and past producers of the show, two faculty advisers from the speech and drama departments, and a representative from the YMCA.
Since the Y originated the revenue two years ago it has become one of the better campus variety shows. Profits from the production have constituted a major portion of the "Ys" revenue.
FACTS spokesmen have voiced opposition to the proposed bill, and hope to defeat it when the measure is brought before the All Student Council for final reading Tuesday. Pachacamacac sponsors of the bill, remained silent.
11 passed by a majority vote of the Council, the measures would still have to be signed by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy before it could become effective. At the present time, Fach has a majority of one in the ASC. ___
erence, was disqualified. Other candidates were Grace Bogart, college sophomore; Esther Hund, college senior; David Treadway, college senior, and David Webb, journalism junior.
Sammons Wins ISA Council Seaf
Ronald Sammons, college junior, was victorious over five other candidates for the Independent Student association's seat on the All Student Council, in the ISA election held yesterday.
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