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HARD AT WORK, Laurie Fa selected. Contrary to the popular hours, over a period of approxim. at agencies where she was inter Coed I By BEN McELVEEN, JR. Feature Writer Laurie Farr is one freshman a Carolina who has really beei aroundl A native Columbian, Laurie i still only 19 years old, but he 19 years have included thing that most girls only dream ol Laurie's dreams have been real ity! Two of Laurie's most vivii dreams have just recently beei realized. One 'was a wonderfu weekend trip, during this pas summer, to the Catskill Mountain away from her work as a Poweri Model in New York City, and th o er is a two-page picture stor; in the current November issue o See magazine concerning the sum ner trip. It is entitled "Week En In The Catskills." Another of -Laurie's fulfille, (Ireams is shown in the Octobe 2nd issue of the Saturday Eveninj Post. It is a profile shot of he looking at one of the Nations Cash Register Company's ma chines in a full-page ad. "I pose, for an hour for that," Laurie sai, recently in an interview, "ani every minute of it was well paii for!" Meets Movie Stars Attending a cocktail party fo Joannie Craine ("who had beauti fuil red hair") and her husband i Newv York City was another real istie dream. Working at the Stor) Club where Laurie met Dea: Martin, Glenn Ford, Rober Mitchum and Peter Lawford, act ing in a movie, and becoming, close friend of Ham Fisher wer others. And what's more, Laurie' many living direams were fulfille< within the past year in the "bia city" of New York. But let's go back to the begin ning of Laurie Farr's caree story. The year was 1953, and Lauri Farr, who had been proclaimed a of Dr'eher's high schoc beauties and outstanding cheer leadIers, as well as an excellen Sstudent qf culture, had just grad uated. She was only 18, but finali: * she convinced her parents, Mr. an Mrs. James S. Far, Jr., of 401 Kenilworth Road, that she shoul be given a chance to study art 11 New York. Leaves With Girl Friend The Farr household was fille with excitement as Laurie pre paredl to embark on her venture t the "big city." And she would no be leaving alone. Her long-tim girj friend, Rosetta Averill, wa go al so. Rosetta was very ini terested in studying dramatics. The two young girls arrived i New York a bit bewildered bu happy. They were delighted t< rent a room in a Girls' Residenc< Club, where they stayed witl about 30 other girls, each with burning ambition to achieve career, and each with1 a differen kind of career in mind. "It wa interesting and fascinating, Laurie now recalls, adding tha they had a chance to learn a littl about all types of people fron all over the world. Move Into Apartment Nine months later, however Laurie and Rosetta decided to ge a little place of their own. The rented a small apartment just of: of New York's glamorous Fiftl SAvenue, and set up housekeepina rr poses for one of the many pictu opinion that modeling is a "soft" job ately two months, posing until she hi fiewed for modeling jobs. ulf ills I They learned to cook, and how to do things on their own, thus giving them a feeling of independence, which helped when they went out looking for jobs. B Laurie's original idea in going r to New York was to study art, but s she wasn't sure which art school she wanted to attend. After much - deliberation, she decided to first attend the John Robert Powers' I School for girls. At the comple tion of a six week's course, Laurie 1 received her diploma, and was t wondering where she was going s from there, when she was ap proached by Mr. Powers himself, e asking if she was interested in becoming a model. ' f Laurie was both flattered and - thrilled. She had done a bit of I modeling back home for various fashion shows and liked i.t very I much. r She agreed to see Mr. Powers C (whose office wat in the same r building as the school), and I though she was "shaking in her - hoots" when she arrived, she soon I found herself calm and completely I charmed by Mr. Power's gentle I and helpful manner of speaking. I "He is such a nice person," Laurie told her family, when writing home later, going on to say that "his r is one of the top modeling r.gencies - in New York." Becomes Powers Model - John Powers told Laurie that k she was definitely "modeling ma ai terial," but must be "typed." He t explained that there wvere twvo -different types of models: One is a a fashion model for modeling B clothes; the other is an "illustra s tion model." A fashion model I must be tall and very thin. Be g cause this meant Laurie would have to take off a few pounds, - she was typed as the "typical r wvholesome American girl," and was told that she would make an a excellent model for advertising s products. I But that was only the begin - ning, for although she was now t classed as a "Powers Model," she - was on her own! She was given ~a list of names and addresses of I photographers and artists and was Stold to visit them. I The first step, before pounding i the pavement, was for Laurie to set up a "composit", of her work. No matter how pretty a model is, I an agency wants to see how she - photographs before it will even a consider her, and they themselves t do not have the time to experi a ment. This meant that she must s take hundreds of pictures, in vari - ous poses, and with various facial expressions. It took approximately 2 two months of constant sitting for t photographers, until she had a t Mi dEWE.IS!f 'U PD I'T STOL.EN!' 900J CROOK<E 6=.==,. 2LOV&.SE ATI.' .HAIR WONT STAY C res from which her composit was , Laurie spent many long and hard ad just the right pictures to leave )ream complete portfolio and had selected three of just the right sort of pictures for her composit. She then had several hundred com posits made up. Each morning, Laurie got ur bright and early, filled her brief case with photos and composits and started on her way. Each place she went, she was inter viewed, and then asked to leave her composit so that it could be filed "for the future," and told that the agency would be called if her type was needed. Thi6 meant hours of waiting by the telephone, many times staying home when she could have beer out enjoying the pleasures.of Ne-A York. Jobs Roll In Hut wvhere determination is treat, wonderful things do hap pen, even to a small town girl trying to make good. And soon the telephone (lid ring-not once( but many times. Sometimes it was a job just for her, but other times the agency sent many ol their models to try for the job, This competition did not seem tc bother Laurie, for soon she found herself modeling clothes for wvholjpsa1e houses, for ads of many typ)es, and posing for artists il lustrating stories. One of the other interesting jobs which she enjoyed very much was serving as a hostess at vari ous conventions, giving out gifts and prizes. Laurie even did a movie short, to prove that she cani be actress, too. Laurie also can be seen model ing furs in a catalog put out by a Chicago firm. 4643 cl Off Open 24 I SE GET INTO THIS BUT, CHIEF STRAIGHT- IT'S ANV JACK'ET FOS- FEACE IN D)1IK'.'-OU'VE ONEOF!HIS GONE MAD?? WORST > D)SGUISES! (// OMBED? GET WV1LDI2OOr~ PERT AND PRETTY, Laurie Fa year asm a model in New York, where city 11nd mietI many exciting personal her varied activities include condati TV show and at weekly fashion st driving lessons. As N. Y4 The job she enjoyed most was modeling for the article in See magazine, she says. "A Weekend In The Catskills" is the story of two Powers' models, enjoying ai vacation in the mountains, and of the different activities in which they participated. Variety of Present Projects Laurie returned to Columbia during the summer just past, found a part-time job working for Carter L. Burgess, assistant to the president of the university, and enrolled for the Fall term. The job continued until the term ac tually began. Laurie's projects at present include-besides going to school, getting her Charm School started, and doing a weekly TV show-conducting a weekly fash ion show at a Columbia restaurant, teaching art lessons and teaching driving lessons! Laurie Is a special student at the university, devoting all of her studies to art, interior decorating, fashion designing and styling. Laurie's TV show is Columbia originated and was begun last Monday night on WCOS-TV. It is called "Invitation to Charm" Il~hen Sho 5IPo Stopi C. ALBERT 714 Saludla Ave. PIDIA DRI I Jackson I et Your FREE Ref reshmen That Columbia Drive-In ers with Your UJSC ID Cal -lours A Day-7 Day 'rvice Inside and Oi DONTr SHOO1; $A!NA!?lKlW FOSDICK-1 IYOU WERE RKIH | CONF ESS!! OLD PAL- HOW') OU- ~ 1uspC1 -- -ANY1FACE ? C2EAM-O L- CI-AIUE O AMAA rr fulfilled her dream in the past she tasted the glamour of the big ities. Now a freu4hman at Carolina, ng a charm school, doing a weekly iow, as well as teaching art and Model and is a weekly program, showing from 7:00 until 7:15 p.m. on Mon day. ikes Carolina Men "The people-that's the differ ence!" Laurie replied, when asked if she found much difference be tween Columbia and New York City-other than size. And Laurie also explained how much nicer the university men are as com pared to men "up there." Incidentally, Laurie is not going steady, and she says she doesn't plan to get married for a couple of years. "I want my (Continued on page 5) Martin Roberts RESTAURANT STEAKS-CHOPS SEAFOODS 1507 Gervais St. Closed on Monday ppua~g in ints n to NAUFUL nod Spirits" Phone 2-0233 VE-IN Ilvd. t8 rd! s AWeek rHAT MESSY ur 4AIR.'y HE WOUD T SHOULD USE LEA! .!ILDROOT CREAM M "NM OIL - KEEPS NM AIR NEAT,BUT AVY IOT-MsH!- GREA59!! ET WfL.O0TCRA4 ML,cHARuErr,7 . Southern I fist To Meet Here A number of South Carolina historians and historical agencies will take part in the 20th annual meeting of the Southern Ilistorical Association which will be held at the university Nov. 11-13. President of the association is Francis B. Simkins, professor of history at Longwood College and a native of Edgefield. R. H. Wienefield, head of the university history department, is chairman of the committee on local arrange im en ts. Dean S. L. Prince of the uni versity law school will officially welcomiv the group on behalf of the university at a lun11cheon. Thursday. Nov. 11. J. Iarold Wolfe of Clemson College will serve as chairman of the section on church history, Granville Prior of The Citadel will be chairman of the section on Journalism in the old South, and Robert A. Brent of Wofford Col legv will he chairman of the see tion on the antebellum Democratic party. I Papers to be presented include John it. Welsh, -University of South Carolina, "The Frontier in the Fiction of William Gilmore Simms"; Lillian Kibler, Converse College, "William Henry Trescot, Diplomat"; Daniel W. 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