Al Hirt to appear Saturday
By CAROL DeBONIS
"The world's greatest horn" . . .
the "King" have been used to describe Student Union Activities' (SUA) fall concert artist—Al Hirt.
Not so long ago, however, the world-famous performer was just a trumpeter among many in a town where the supply far exceeded the demand.
THE TOWN WAS New Orleans, and the year was 1557. Hirt, father of five, was working as a pest-control salesman and doing one-night bookings when they were available.
The son of a New Orleans detective, Al Hirt was born in 1922. He studied music on a scholarship at the Conservatory of Cincinnati until 1942 when he entered the army. He married Mary vatureau before going overseas...
At the war's end. Hirt toured the U.S. and Europe with suicn name bands as Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Ray McKinley and Horace Heidt.
A family man, he ended this nomadic career temporarily and went "back home" where he obtained the job as a pest-control salesman.
The pest-control job proved a real "break." His employer's father-in-law was Dan Levy, the owner of a Bourbon Street club called "Pier 600." Levy heard Hirt play and hired him.
THE NAME OF Al Hirt began to be known in New Orleans. On occasion, he would be asked to play in the New Orleans Philharmonic summer concerts.
In 1559, Gerald Purcell, an agent on the look-out for new
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talent, heard Hirt play at "Fier 600" and persuaded him to come to Las Vegas and do a booking at the Dunes.
In Las Vegas, Hirt was the star instead of just the lead trumpet. The engagement was a success. He was asked to appear on the Dinah Shore Show and given a contract with RCA Victor. From then on his career skyrocketed.
Hirt has since appeared at the Palmer House in Chicago, the Riviera in Las Vegas, Basin
Street in East New York, and the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.
"World by Night" and "Lovers Must Learn" mark his motion picture career. Four of his records have sold more than a million copies.
And, that club owned by the pest-controller's father-in-law has been rebuilt and redecorated. It has a new name too. It's called "Al Hirt's Place."
Will winter winds doom mini-skirts?
Some fashion experts are predicting that the mini-skirt will fail to survive the winter.
WASHINGTON—(UPI)—If the robin has it rough during the winter, consider the mini-skirt.
Daily Kansan Wednesday, November 2, 1966
They say mini-skirts, being even more vulnerable than robins to breezes that freeze knees, will vanish with the first goosepimple.
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The dire predictions come mainly from Paris, and therefore may be discounted, as the miniskirt is an English creation.
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BUY BRITISH
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EMPLOYMENT U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
A representative will interview graduate students and seniors on the U. of Kansas campus on Nov, 8, 9, 10, 1966. Interesting work in the U.S. and abroad is available for those who rank in the upper one-third of their class and are completing work in:
Anthropology
Economics
Foreign Area Studies
Foreign Languages
Geography
History
Journalism
Library Science
Political Science
Psychology—Ph.D. only
Secretarial/Clerical — BA in any field.
Young women for foreign assignments early in their career.
For information about these positions and to schedule an interview, apply to the Liberal Arts Placement Service, Room 206 Strong Hall. Engineering interviews will be held Dec. 9, 1966. Interview arrangements may be made in Room 111, Marvin Hall.
Pinnings and Engagements
PINNINGS
Gill Shertzer, Bartlesville, Okla., senior majoring in English education, Pi Beta Phi, to Mike McNaly, Bartlesville, Okla., senior in business, Kappa Sigma.
senior in business, Kappa Sigma.
Lee Reese, Lawrence junior majoring in English and French,
Chi Omega, to Alan Schueler, Bartlesville, Okla., junior majoring
in English, Kappa Sigma.
Katharyn Sue Jones, Wichita, to Gil Riedel, Kiowa sophomore in pre-med, Kappa Sigma.
Barbi Brooks, Leawood junior majoring in elementary education, Alpha Chi Omega, to Bob McNay, Sterling, Colo., junior in political science, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Nancy Miller, Topeka junior majoring in speech pathology, Kappa Kappa Gamma, to John Martin, Salina junior majoring in business. Phi Gamma Delta.
June Barnes, Shawnee Mission, junior majoring immusic therapy. Alpha Gamma Delta, to Larry Rouse, Kansas City, Kans. senior majoring in industrial management, Sigma Nu.
Ann Lindsey, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore majoring in apparel merchandising, Lewis Hall, to Bernie Bialek, Kansas City, Kans., senior majoring in business, Sigma Nu.
Bunny Chubb, Lincoln, Neb., junior majoring in elementary education, Alpha Chi Omega, to Michael Budd, Emporia, 1964 graduate who majored in radio-ty-film, Alpha Kappa Lambda.
ENGAGEMENTS
Barb McCoy, Leawood senior, majoring in commercial art, Alpha Chi Omega, to Rick Noble, Independence, Mo., senior majoring in psychology, social work and personnel administration, Delta Chi.
Cheryl Uhlig, sophomore at Washburn University, Topeka, to James McNish, Topeka junior majoring in philosophy.
Judy Johnston, Independence, Mo., senior majoring in elementary education, Miller, to Peter Judd, London, England graduate student in economics.
Pam Ross, Leavenworth senior majoring in design, to Mike Sullivan, Leavenworth senior majoring in business.