RIDAY, MARCH 2, 1951
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Former Krupa Band Member Hits Books Instead Of 'Road'
The desire to live "like a human being" instead of living like a vagacond, prompted Jack Zimmerman, journalism junior, to leave Gene Krupa's orchestra and enter college. Zimmerman joined the Krupa orchestra in November, 1946, and left September, 1948. He now computes daily from Topeka, but he says that it is not nearly as bad as traveling 250 miles a night playing one-night stands. He still travels to play the trombone, but is limited o commuting from Topeka to Lawrence on week-ends to play with her Varsity Crew orchestra at the university, where he is the featured combonist.
"Working with a big band is all right for single men, but not for carried men," Zimmerman who is married-and has a two-year-old boy ontends.
Zimmerman, who played trombone with the Topeka high school marching band, joined the 349th army service force band while in the army. After his discharge, he studied trombone in Chicago. He knew a new members of the Gene Krupa orchestra, which was playing in the 'anther room of the Sherman hotel in Chicago, and listened to the band frequently. When a trombone player on the band quit, Zimmerman auditioned. One week later he joined a band in Cleveland, Ohio.
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The Krupa band made one full length movie, "Glamour Girl," while she was a member. They also made a short movies, one of which was Make-Believe Ballroom."
Zimmerman played with the band when they recorded for Columbia recording company. "I May Be
The most eventful thing that happened to him while he was on the band was his marriage, he said. Krupa gave a big party for he and his wife, at his home in Yonkers, New York.
Wrong," "Calling Dr. Gillespie," and "Up and Atom" are a few of the records in which he plays.
Life on the road was tough, Zimmerman explains. "Engagements usually last from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. After finishing a job, you load on a bus and travel all night. You check into a hotel and sleep until it's time to go to work again."
"If the band is on location, there are rehearsals to attend. Traveling like this, involves many uncomfortable problems: mail, laundry and other little inconveniences." he said.
Zimmerman entered Washburn university during the summer session of 1949. An awareness of world affairs, an interest in political science and the suggestion of an English instructor at Washburn caused Zimmerman to enter the University in the fall of 1950, and enroll in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information.
The problem of vocabulary proved to be an obstacle when he left the music business. "Musicians are noted for their 'cat-talk' and I had to pause before I said anything. It was embarrassing to talk to anyone who was half-way intelligent," he complained. This musician vocabulary is partly universal, he said, but each band has its own slang and it is even difficult for members of various bands to understand each other.
1952 Cars Still In Your Future Despite Cutback In Vital Materials
Cleveland, Ohio (U.P.)—Plans for 1952 automobiles are going ahead steadily despite cutbacks in materials, Steel magazine and dress. "Equipment and tooling programs are too far along to be used by materials shortages," it reported.
Steel said that in other industries serious disclosures loom immediately ahead. Automobiles themselves use a 20 per cent cut starting the second quarter because of the curruption of steel by government order. Other items immediately affected are washing machines, refrigerators, and other household appliances.
"While the auto makers will not heurt too much by the cutbacks, the effects on smaller manufacturers will be the more severe." Steel said. Many small and medium size plants will feel the dislocation keenly, and are trying to offset the eduction in civilian manufacture by obtaining defense prime or subcontracts."
An increasing amount of steel is going into defense. Steel said in addition to the recent mill quota expansion for military orders, "tonage is being allocated for eight new directive programs."
The eight new allocations programs include the following monthly amounts of steel; drums and nails, 66,000 tons in addition to donated orders; domestic locomotives, 17,000; merchant ship construction, 6,500; inland waterway barges and ows, 23,700; well head equipment, 17,000; ship repairs, 9,000; Canadian locomotives, 2,400; and Canadian ge vessels, 1,850.
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Brother To Defend Fleagle In Court
David Keith Fleagle, College reshman charged with the burglary of the Kappa Kappa Gamma university house between semesters, will be defended in court by his routed Ralph Fleagle of Syracuse, can. Douglas county Attorney Milton P. Allen said.
on P. Allen said,
Mr. Allen said that Fleagle's
brother has not yet been heard from.
The 18-year-old man cannot plead
uilty or come up for trial without
the advice of a lawyer, Mr. Allen
aid. His trial is set for the term
of district court beginning May 7.
Institute Offers Foreign Study
Opportunities for college students to study and work in France and Great Britain were announced recently by the Institute of International Education, 2 West 45th street, New York City.
Applicants should have a good by the Institute until March 10 for positions in 40 French schools during the 1951-52 academic year.
In 1916 Congress granted a Federal Charter to the Boy Scouts of America "to promote the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others."
Applications should have a good academic record, conversational French, and a bachelor's degree by the summer of 1951. Full maintenance in France is provided under the grant, and some Fullbright travel grants are also available.
Candidates who wish to study in British summer schools to be held this year at the universities of London, Edinburgh, and Birmingham will make application to the Institute by April 15.
The courses are designed for juniors, seniors, and graduate students who have special interests and backgrounds in history, literature, philosophy, art and music. A limited number of tuition or transportation scholarships are also available.
Alpha Rho Gamma Will Initiate Three
Three pledges will be initiated into Alpha Rho Gamma, jewelry and silversmithing fraternity, at its initiation dinner at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Hearth.
the pledges are Anne Gorbut,
fine arts freshman, Billy Harry, fine
arts senior, and Cecil Reed, fine arts junior.
Spokane—(U.P.)-Dr. Walter C. Alvarez of Rochester, Minn., said here that he tells husbands they could save money by "hiring a maid instead of a doctor." The senior medical consultant at the Mayo clinic said American housewives are one of the most "overworked groups" and many are suffering from exhaustion.
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