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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Feb. 24, 1958
KU STUDENTS AND FRIEND—The Count smiles for a Daily Kansan photographer as his followers devote their attention to the music. (Daily Kansan photo)
Freshman Named Scholar
Siegfried Holzer, Kansas City, Kan. freshman in engineering, has been named the Alfred M. Meyers Scholar.
Holzer will receive $250 for the spring semester and the scholarship can be renewed at $500 a year for the remainder of his undergraduate
study, The Kansas City Structural Steel Co. maintains the award, which honors a former executive, by grants to the KU Endowment Assn.
Holzer, who also holds a residence scholarship in Pearson Hall, made all "A" grades in the first semester of his freshman year.
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Husker Holiday For KU Upset
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LINCOLN, Neb. —(UP) —University of Nebraska Chancellor Clifford Hardin has given the Husker campus a victory holiday today for beating KU 43-41 Saturday night.
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As most of the autograph hunters left, the Count lit a cigarette and talked with the musicians and a half-dozen jazz buffs around the table. There were a lot of questions to answer.
Many. Many Questions
Basie Answers Some Questions-
Count Basie, a short, powerfullooking man, graying slightly at the temples, sat at a table to one side of the bandstand signing programs for the usual crowd of admirers.
to answer. "Count, I understand that big bands are coming back and you're leading the way."
Joe Williams, Basie's singer, was wandering around the stand, helping drummer Sonny Payne pack up, and singing little bits of blues to himself.
The Count smiled. "Well, I don't know about leading. We just want to be along with 'em when they come."
"Is this part of a college tour, or just a stop between club dates?"
"No, we've been playing mostly colleges on this trip. We go to Chicago from here for two weeks, and then get back to New York in time for the (Perry) Como show."
'We Had A Real Good Time'
The Top Hat Club closed at midnight. The Student Union Activities Night Club Party was over, and the Count Basie band started packing up its instruments.
Another fan wanted to know about the Newport Jazz Festival, an annual affair that draws the top names in jazz from all parts of the United States.
" Will you be at Newport this year?"
"No, I don't think so. We've made Newport the last three years, and I don't think we'll make it this year."
'Who's going to take your
The band had just about finished clearing the stand, and the musicians were starting to file out to the chartered bus. The Count stood up and shook hands with the two or three faithful remaining.
"Oh, don't worry about that. There's plenty of bands for that."
"Count, it's been great listening to you. I've followed your band for 18 years now, and whenever you make Kansas City, I'm right there."
place?"
"Thank you. You know, we like playing colleges. These college dates have kept some of the big bands going while this rock and roll is going on. We had a real good time." So did the audience.
The Count took time out to sign a pair of cards for a late-leaving couple that had been talking with the sidemen.
So did the audience.
"What do you think about the new school of jazz, like Mundell Lowe and the Modern Jazz Quartet?"
And More Soot To Boot
"They're fine musicians. They're very good. Now, the MJQ music, you have to listen to it. It's not for dancing."
"How would you compare this band with some of your outfits in the '40s?"
He lit another cigarette and took a sip from a drink in a paper cup. "This is a better band, definitely better. Of course, they haven't played together as long yet. The sections haven't worked together enough, but a little more time, they'll be all right."
The Faithful Staved On
NEW YORK —(UP)— New York City's Department of Air Pollution Control announced today that its increased enforcement activities last year had resulted in 237 more summonses, 353 more hearings and $5,095 more fines than in 1956.
There was also, the department said sadly, more soot.
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