The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 09, 1956, Page Page Four, Image 4
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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
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came true.
Glenn suggested that he start
his own orchestra, and so the Hal
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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.
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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.
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