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HAVE A GOOD DAY... Th band leaves the house for a busy only has the responsibility of sch photo by Ken Sturgeon) Breakfast Keeps Ma By Barbara Hawthorne Society Editor Awaken at 6 a.ni. Eat breakfast. Rush to the campus where classes last from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Home again to eat lunch. Work until dinner at 6 p.m. Study and baby-sit until bed time. Yes, that is a full schedule, but many students at Carolina lead similar lives of rushing from one appointment to another. Such is one day in the life of Vince Billingsley who is a mar ried veteran student living at 1740 Westminster Drive. Vince has the extra responsibil ities of a home as well as curricu lar activities. . Marriage Is Incentive "Being married gives a student more incentive to do his work, and makes him realize more the value of an education," says Vince. Vince holds a part-time job as a real estate salesman; teaches mathematics to adults three nights a week at the South Carolina Area: Trade School; and is a pilot in the' Fashions For Men Brooks Bro By Dick Smith Staff Writer In the late forties, Madison Avenue emerged as the center of the advertising world. Young executives, most of whom pur chased their clothing at the Brooks Brothers Company, subtly injected their own tastes into the thousands of advertising splashes in national magazines. Young men (or elderly men) suddenly appeared in narrow shouldered, ultra - conservative clothing. Three-button coats and narrow ties soberly covered the man beside the big car or the man sipping the good beer. The idea caught fire and suddenly, in a blaze fed by the Madison people and the Eastern Universities, the 'Ivy League' or Brooks Brothers Look emerged triumphant. The concepts and styles injected herein are derived from corres pondence with Brooks Brothers of Boston and George Dunn, Ltd., in London. They were abrupt and positive in their descriptions and much of this information is direct from their written words on the matter. Idea Behind Style The idea behind it all is the narrow silhouette. Coats are made without shoulder padding, having only a canvas stiffener to prevent shoulder sagging. About 1-inch of short shows and coat cuffs are bound with two buttons-both of which button and un-button, by1 the way. Three frontal buttons are widely spaced under extremely narrow lapels, and coats are snug,i in the shoulder, with a more or less straight hang to the edat bot-: tom, is could be the statement made by day of classes. Vince is one of the i )ol and a job, but also a wife and tw To Baby rried Stuc Air National Guard at Congaree. This life is described by Vince as "busy" and "different." When asked if he would advocate it, Vince replied, "Generally, yes, but it takes a lot of give and take from the family." The family consists of his wife, .he former Mary Hathcock, and heir two children, Mary Lisa, age , and Susan Gem, age 9-months. Baby-Sitting Job Often it is Vince's duty to baby it and study in the evenings while Wary attends a Duplicate Bridge Jlub meeting and enjoys her fav )rite pastime. Vince is enrolled in five courses mad is working for acceptance to aw school next fall. He also plans to obtain a degree in political sci ence. "It is necessary for me to study in order to make my grades, yet I enjoy education. I'm a perennial student," said Vince. Generally, he thinks most vet eran students make good grades. "Being itr the armed service tends to mature a person and makes him realize what is important in life thers Look The trousers are un-pleated and very narrow from stem-to-stern, top to bottom. Shirts are all colors and pat terns, with several acceptable col lar styles, the most popular being the button-down oxfordl and the short-tab clip-in collar that pulls snugly around the tie by twvo under-the-tie clamps or hooks. Ties are*tied four-in-hand. The windsor is sometimes worn with the British-model double breasted suit, but not (supposedly) with the single breasted suit. Cuff links are worn only wvith the three-piece suit (wvith vest) and during the evening. Tie clasps should not show, if worn at all. Silk vests in regimental or fou lard patterns are sometimes worn with the afternoon sport jacket, which is usually made of Harris or Hebrides tweed or English flannel. Overcoats are without shoulder padding and should be worn accessoried b)y gloves andl scarf and hat. Drab Colors It all adds up to snugness, a lack of excess weight, and an almost uniform concept of tastes. Colors for the larger pieces (suits, coats, hats, etc.) are almost drab in color and pattern, with ties a little brighter and falling into three eategories: regimental, foulard, and solids. To really get snobbish about the whole thing, (1) wear only metal signet rings: no jewelry should be worn by men; (2) cuff-links Thould be metal, with no stones; (3) the handkerchief is not worn n the frontal pocket quite as nuch during the dlaytime; (4) rests are worn with all so-calledl klorning suitsa ndr evening atti.e I Vlrs. Vince Billingsley as her hus narried veteran students who not o children, Lisa and Susan. (Staff Sitting lent Busy and what will be important in the future," he said. Flies on Weekends Vince enjoys his work as a pilot and flies with the guard on the weekends. He also is a sports fan ad attends all of the football zames which he can. Charleston is the home of both Vince and Mary. Vince attended The Citadel for .wo years after his discharge from Lhe service in 1949. In 1951 he again entered the service with a :ommission in the Air Force. Then he moved his family to Columbia where he entered Carolina last ;pring. Mary attended the City College Df Charleston for two years study ing liberal. arts and business ad ministration course. Although he is happily married and likes it, Vince says that he thinks a student should wait until he has completed his schooling be fore entering marriage. "A person matures very much in the first year after graduation and then can realize more the added responsibility of marriage," says Vince. Emerges (except the summer tuxedo). Clothes of this type are rela tively expensive. The average Brooks Brothers' suit retails for $115.00; the Oxford Suit for $150.00. DePinna of New York and M\iami is reputedhly making the finest stock clothing in this coun try, suits retailing at .$100.00 to $250.00 (for their cashmere "A" Model which has your name mod estly embossed on the inside in cloth of gold.) More information can be had concerning The Correct Mode by writing Brooks Brothers in New York, J. Press in New Haven, or biy subscribing to Gentry, the New Yorker, and other such magazines. Proletarian The man of modest means, how ever, may p)urchase such clothing at much lowver rates irn our part of the country. Two good shops Jack Wood, Ltd. in Charlotte, N. C., and Field & Fireside in Colum bus, Ga. sell the Ivy-League cloth ing for about $(5 to $90 per suit, wvith accessories usually heldl to a minimum. The fitting in these shlops is far super'ior to the local stores, which is all-important in the purchasing of a suit. Also, George Muse in Atlanta and Nor man's Clothing Store in Raleigh hanidle a goodl quality of clothing. Barring a sudIden sartorial re volt, these styles seem dlestinedl to become a permanent fixture in American life, representing, as they do, Success and( Social FulI fillment. Which probably means that in a few years, the only people who won't lbe wearing such clothing will he new immigrants, back woods lu mberjacks, and peCople from Mississippn; Hal Mc To Fan Hal McIntyre and his band will provide the music for the home coming dance Nov. 16 at Memorial Youth Center. McIntyre is a saxaphonist and bandleader who records for MGM and makes personal appearances. He is the only major band leader to have gone overseas for USO Hal's story begins on Dec. 8, 1936, in Cromwell, Conn. He was the local boy making good with an eight-piece band, plenty of as signments and a weekly half-hour show on a local radio station. His band attained local popularity and Hal was known as an ace man with the alto sax and clarinet. Things were going well for Hal when he obtained a chance to sit in with the Benny Goodman or chestra. Hal sat in with Goodman for ten days. Before Goodman pulled out, he told Hal he was wasting big-time talent in Cromwell. Good man told him about a young fel low, Glenn Miller, who was or ganizing a band in New York. Plays for Glenn Miller Hal auditioned for Miller and was the first person hired. How ARGl$T N Tll SOVI*AW' VAL WEAR FOR MEN Am st. * Nse s.m MBIA, SOUTH CAROENA nts daily enjoy the quality e available at their Cafe. 11 ed By ice Management e time! W IC: STEc TS Do yoViet hr ok eessm Stckin! ellpa $5 o eer Sicl hudrdsmoe htevro sd ed your ik ohrk witour ne,' om class to Happy-Joe-Lucky, Box 671A, M(J Taste Be RESHER, SMOO Intyre ie Wit ever, Miller wasn't quite ready. That band didn't click and was forced to break up. Hal returned home but kept in touch with Miller who still planned an orchestra. Finally, in the spring of 1938, r.6 Hal McIntyre Miller called McIntyre to New York. McIntyre went to New York and for four years he went with Glenn and all of Goodman's - predictions came true. Glenn suggested that he start his own orchestra, and so the Hal Attention .. . ALL ST OUR MAIN~ 1415 GEE OPEN EVERY 9 NIGHT UNTIL Don't forget our location at 801 campus, where you'll receive the sami SUNSHI 1415 Gervais St. * 1500 Woodrow St. 2000 Blossom St. " 801 Mc ith a fresl iei .o3 HERE' S WHAr' AL' (s WHAT'S THE clothes? Packs you've got a i 5 right in style.' the Stickler-il are always in made of fine1 good -tastingi to taste even b --with Luckies tasting cigareti MAKE $25 erasy mloney--start we print--and for icklers are simaplo IlothI words must mfn't don drawings.) Idresus, collego and unit Vernon, N. Y. tier TH i C IGA R THERA LEDN naMANUACTimmm Climbs Band McIntyre Orchestra was borp. First Engagement The first date, late in 1941 was at the Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle, N. Y., which is known as "The Cradle of Name Bands." There it was a short step'to the Commodore Hotel in New York and a recording contract with RCA Victor. Hal went on to make four feature-length musicals at Columbia studios. After several engagements in Hollywood, things came their way. The band starred on a network commercial for Eversharp. After a few years Mac switched his re cording label to Cosmo and it didn't take long for him to become their top artist. When the MGM recording company was formed his was one of the first name bands they approached. Mac signed a long term contract. One honor he will always cher ish was his selection to play at the President's Birthday Ball, at which the late Franklin Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt appeared. An other thrill was the reception he got from GI's as he toured through Europe during the war. UDENTS LOCATION IVAIS ST. 0 P.M. 1dain Street, lust one block from the e last service and quality workmanaship. ME LAUNDRY AND CLEANERS * 2601 Devine St. " 2343 Two Notch Rd. sin St. " 2731 Millwood Ave. a batch of A Sr,C16R LATEST thing in College of Luckies, naturally. So if tack in your pocket,'you're l'hat explains the answer to ~'s Dapper Wrapper! Luckies good taste because they're ;obacco -light, naturally ~obacco that's TOASTED tter. Got a pocket? Stock it. !You'll say they're the best ae you ever smoked! "IT's TOASTED" to taste betteri E T TE S 533 IOmmmmm3mTT Pledges Honored By ZTA A banquet was held last Mon lay by Zeta Tau Alpha social ;orority in honor of their twenty rour new pledges and three new initiates. The event took place at the Varsity Restaurant. Preceding the banquet, pledging wvas held for two additional pledges, Mary Hampton Williams And Caroline Carter. During the evening the three iew initiates, Millie Jones, Jan fackson, and Nita Milling were ntroduced. It was announced that the Best Pledge award was to be given to Willie Jones. Billie Page was elected presi lent of the pledge class the fol owing night. Also, Jean Porter was elected rice-president; Sybil McNeil, sec -etary; and Jacquie Splawn, treas irer. The Baptist Student Union at he University of Maryland is in tiating a Wednesday evening series open to all students, "Mar ?iage and the Family," featuring films. The Diamondback. RENTALS-SALES -.ov FOR] 707 H, COLU Over 3,000 Carolina stude food and excellent servic teria and Gamecock Roon Operat Slater Food Serv It's rhym WhAT s A HEPICKLET 00.^' CooCGhou c a~K Yessans c Sa'sc o LuCkies. CEANER APi