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KEEP THAT LAMP BURNI] keep the lights burning late. Sea Joe Harkey. These men are all g Examinatioi By Barbara Hawthorne Society Editor So you're worried about exams, well . . . You're accustomed to them and there's literally hun dreds of people up here who have never even seen exams. All they've ever done is hear tall tales about professors who give them and the agony one undergoes in the pre paration and study. Exams are hard . . . much harder than you may think. But, after all, some of the sour must be taken with the sweet. And what's more, it will all turn out all right, so what's the differ ence. Freshmen seem to have heard more tales, varied and weird, than upperclassmen ever dared to dream or even to think about. In habitants of Sims and Wade Hampton are worried about what angry parents will say and, maybe, the threat of being sent to some other college or univer sity where they will have time for education. Sophomores Sophomores are thinking that once they have escaped, they will B-52 jack sc On Boeing B-52 bon zontal tail surface has mo wing of a standard twin Yet it can be moved in flij to trim the aircraft. The device that perfoni Is a jack screw, which, ti only 255 pounds, can e approximately 225 tons!I Many kinds of enginee Into designing and dev screw so precise that it aut pensates for stretch an under load. Civil, electri and aeronautical engine< maticians and physicists lenging work on Boeing for the B-52 global jet L the '707 jet tuakean ng Or Cramu G . . . With exams coming next led from left to right are Lyn Myric raduating seniors living in tenement is Excite Al be fortunate to know enough to breeze through that English or mathematics exam just as though it weren't even there, and I do mean breeze through it! They may even have enough energy left to take the course over again. Juniors just don't seem to care one way or the other. Well, any way, not until the night before the final, and then they comilain about studying until 5 a. m. when, if they had started at some time other than when they came in those numerous dates, they Three University Wi At Third Annual D( Three University women were presented at the third annual Debutante Club Ball in Greenville last Friday night. They were honored at a series of parties both before and after the event. Martha Susanne Fant was in troduced by her father and escorted by Samuel M. Pierson III. She attended Salem College in Winston-Salem last.year and is now a student here. rew -a.......ypic.al. Bo ibr,tehr- ACI-9pl reaeatante.icrf.o.heft enieailnr Beas o oi ht, up or down, thr i otiun xrow-aforcicaf Boeigin"nir aea hanthe airrtothe fpm it engpine arliner Becausn ofnginr hmticalp om- n,theri tontchini eoprsi n ginoecreas. Thea cas thisfnional en gineeth wutta ors, and weighe- ails, and heave ofuW -arll forcechof-Boeinesiis,anrofesii designrojpcomotdua rgnitn lopber, an for Dactin in eeig pr, andemat0- fhatlds an haoein by week students are beginning to k, Burt Menees, Larry Jewell, and 7. (Staff photo by Ken Sturgeon) 11 Students might have studied some, but no. Too much time was spent relat ing the activities of the evening. Seniors just have their courses all thought out and think that no professor would be mean enough to keep them from graduating. But there is a first time for every thing. Everyone has exams and for those who have never experienced a college examination, it will be a surprise. More studying will be done for the second one than was for the first. imen Presented butante Ball Margaret Rose Rainey was in troduced by her father and James Edward Lipscomb III was her escort. She attended St. Mary's Junior College In Raleigh last year and is now a student at the Uni versity. Vivien Hoke Smith was escorted by Owen Gladstone Shell and was introduced by her father. She studied last year at La Chate lainie, Saint Blaise, Switzerland. ing deigCcale tis necetr n I dii e. he ae pe ig' sedeasigns i cheleara need for additional like the life i e more than twice as munities of 5 h the company now may pursue a >rld War II. Because pany ssistan<4 leers' company," and in a most libe bin, these men find .maybea pla4 les for advancement. or Boeing-Wa at Boeing work with uo.er s,o.e lineers in close-knit Uicemet Ofie. obtain broad experi- JON C. SAUl ding men in many fagsetePa 11 scope for creative Sbeh 1pke nal growth and indi- gWALC And they find satis- Bee1 AWII. engineering integrity Avleth UATrna WMan CotilQn Wi At Fall Fori The Cotillon Club will enterta in the Jefferson Hotel ballroom. provide music for the event. Cotillion was founded in 1945 has been one of the two most sigi The Cotillon holds two dances a New members are elected to tI occur. The two dances, one in spring, are the caberet style, givi Membership is limited to app social fraternities on the Carolina Officers for tiis year are Jerr house, vice-president; Nelson Wes treasurer; and Stacy Clardy, seci MUSIC COLUMN Rock And Ro Has Dying P By Bob Grosse Special Writer With the Npw Year of 1957 upon us, we pause to take a long look at the future of this music we call "popular." From the avail able data, o n e salient fact emerges: In spite of its still enormous popularity, in spite of its domination of every record poll around, and in spite of its re cent triumphs in the motion pic ture industry, Rock & Roll is on its way out. Yes, Rock & Roll is dying. If we review the history of this dubious art-form, the reasons for its decline, like those of Rome, point out the inevitable decay and corruption leading to final col lapse. Rock & Roll is nothing new; it has been around a long time. The R & R beat and harmonic struc tures are the same as W. C. Handy penned in 1913 with the "Beale Street Blues," the same that Count Basie played in Kan sas City during the early Thirties, the same that Buddy Morrow labeled "The Big Beat" in 1950, and the same music that was for merly called "Rhythm & Blues' or "race" music. Beginning The ascendence of Rock & Rojl began about 1953. ,The first real hits were records intended as novelties, "Oh Happy Day," "Sh boom," and the early Bill Haley 19 % 6 4 n~ todsg ngne g sig nohrBen em nd podutin. Engineersg s the "just-right" size comn eattle and Wichita. They dvanced studies with comn c in tuition and particippte ral retirement plan. There e for you at Boeing-Seattle chits. S Career informatios Oessai iee or writ to eith.er uenssAmnitar S0, asat2eRWaiMastgs C.... staff bssieerumsnme ce., w,iits, Kassas WJAW a s.eduesMs eine g9g, - lTjMQMl nue ne II Eutertait nal Tonigh n at its annual fall formal tonight Tony Torre and his orchestra will by Bill Hutchinson. Since then it lificant dance clubs un the campus. ch year. ie club every semester as vacancies the fall semester and one in the g the dance an original interest. roximately 125 members from the campus. y Beasley, president; Bucky Stack on, dance chairman; Jimmy Baxter, etary. il Music pu larity discs; there were also some ret ords by blues singers like Jo Turner which crept over from th "race" music markets. The Goldei Age of R & R-began when Georgi Gibbs changed a traditional R & 1 tune into a more commercial Roc; 'n' Roller, "Dance With Me Henry" and Bill Haley produce "Shake, Rattle & Roll." In 1951 this trend, dictated by Tin Pa Alley businessmen, became a con mercial necessity. Big name sing ers joined in and every possibi aspect of pop music was exploitei often quite cleverly. Perry Como' "Ko Ko Mo" and Kay Starr "Rock and Roll Waltz" demor strate the high water mark o commercial Rock & Rollism. But then, early in 1956, H came. He was destined to be a once the salvation and ruin o Rock & Roll. He, with His "Blu Suede Shoes" and "Heartbrea Hotel" changed R & R from commercial gimmick into a savag cult. Primitive grunts replace indifferent lyrics; any resem blance to music was "purely cc incidental." All restraint was not gone; obscure performers for merly banned as immoral or ham pered by racial prejudice becam recording stars in a few weeks former hillbilly singers becam Rock & Roll artists. The majo record companies, except for Hi RCA-Victor releases, shied awa from this sort of crudeness; ofi beat record companies made mor money than they ever dreame possible. Anyone could now writ a R & R song, no musical talen required; the professional song writers were forced to take a bac1 sent to the successful amateurs. The summer of 1956 marked th< zenith of the R & R controversy He was the supreme one, idolize< b., teenagers, damne by column ists, and talked about by all. He was the most discussed person ii the world, even in an electior year. Autumn came. The summei sands cooled. There was now les: ta!k. more dei;sion. The quad rie'nnial politiacal sideshowv as su.'id its prper place; Notr Dame has a losing~ season; anc the Yankees beat the D)odger again in the Series. Standing .Now Thus, we stand nowv in 1957 The harbs of the columnists hav done their wvork ; too many peopl. have become inw!ted by His man nerisms; He is slowly bein1 laughed out of exastenice --jus another fad. The rest of the R R crowd is becoming impotent Alter all, how many oldi songs cai Fats D)omi no, bless his 240-poun< soul, find with the seme chor< changes; "oor Bill Haley mus finally biecome hoarse with shout ing; and how long can a bo: soprano last (even if he can sing like a bird and/or a frog)? More important, the big record companies are fighting back witl newv-found weapons. While Gu: Mitchell's "Singing the Blues, Attention . . ALL ST 1415 GEl EVERY NIGHT UNTIL Dorn't fitour Ieeetiem at 801 ea, wbv you'D receive the sei SUNS"' l4isOGrvel .. 180 Woo&ewkM 0080 Ssoosme b. a 801 J SOCIAL EVENTS Phi Kappa Si Spring Semesi Ted Ellis was elected presiden of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternit3 in December. Other officers ar4 Zeke Montgomery, first vice. president; Fred LeClercq, seconc vice-president; Ed Bowen, secre. tary; and Robert Freeman, treas urer. Also, Rivers Varn, correspond, ing secretary; John Humphrey pledge master; Howard Ramb< and Frank Kottcamp, house man, agers; and Bob Luft, I. F. C. rep resentative. Tri-Delt Initiates Recently initiated into Deltb Delta Delta were Blanche Fowles Augusta Mason, Connie Simnu and Mary Sumwalt. Augusta Mason received the award for the best pledge. Pi Kappa Election Richard Mims was recently e - - . e a Calendar 3 For Week Thursday, January 10 n 5 p. m.-International Relations Club Meeting in Room 101, Rus sell House. e 7 p. m.-Movie, "Lavendar Hill 1, Mob," Russell House Auditorium, s 7 p. m.-Christian Science Meet s ing, Room 102, Russell House. - 8 p. m.-Intervarsity Meeting, f Room 204, Russell House. 8 p. m.-YWCA Cabinet Meet e ing at 816 Henderson St. t Friday, January 11 f 7:30-8:30 p. m.-Carolina Vet e eran's Association Meeting, Room k 204, Russell House. a Saturday, January 12 e 2:30-6:30 p. m.-American As d sociation of University Profes - sors Meeting, Rooms 102, 204, and 206, Russell House. 8 a. m.-"Y" Deputation leaves for Georgia Tech. Tuesday, January 15 e 8-9:30 p. m.-Delta Sigma Pi Meeting, Room 204, Russell House. e Wednesday, January 16 r 1 p. m.-"Y" Officers Luncheon, s Faculty Dining Room, Russell House. Thursday, January 17 e 8 a. m.-5 p. m.-Garden Sym I posium, Russell House Audi e torium. t 7-9 p. m.-Movie, Russell House - Auditorium. 7 p. m.-Christian Science Meet ing, Room 102, Russell House. for example, has the R & R beat, it is clearly not a real Rock & Roll song; and Sinatra's "Hey, Jealous Lover'' is even farther removed but with the same beat. There are other- trends in the offing: Cole Porter proved that a simple, schmaltzy waltz can do well com mercially by making a minor for tune on "True Love," a significant fact because it came from a movie score loaded with sophisticated Cole Porter gems like "You're Sensational" and "Mind If 1 Make Love To You," both of which went nowhere. Pat Boone has also proved the popularity ot the simple sirupy ballad with "Friendly Persuasion" and "Don't Forbid Me." Finally, Harry Bielafonte's sincere Calypso tunes might start a newv trend. Prediction My Prediction: Ten years from -now, a curly-headed little boy isitting in a dentist's office is reading a dog-eared copy of Life, "Daddy," he asks inquiringly, t "What was Rock & Roll?" The Last Chorus: Concert "pianmst Artur Rubinstein will ap pear at the Towvnship early next month. Rumor has it that Perry I Como will make an appearance i here soon. Hear about the hi-fi ,' fan who went to a concert and 'kept shouting, "Too much bass!" 'UDENT S i LOCATION' IV AIS ST. 10 P.M. * 2601 Devine se, * 2343 Two Mose Md. gma Elects er Officers elected archon of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. Other officers elected were Jack Rogers, treasurer; Jimmy Dowd, secretary; Marion Durden, historian; Ben Dusen bury, chaplain; and David Houser, warden. Steve Irick was named German Club representative. Officers of Maxey Officers of Maxcy Brotherhood were elected Monday night. They are Clyde Winn of Rock Hill, president; Jim Pendarvis of Sum ter, vice-president; Don Willford of Rock Hill, secretary; and Roy Hudgins of Lynchburg, treasurer. Also, Heyward E. Williams of Rock Hill, publicity director; Carol Spangler, athletic director; Cutter Epps, social chairman; and John Finch, Ray Inman, Bob Faust, and Oscar Moore, member ship committee. Tommy Williams of Rock Hill was activated into Maxcy Mon day also. Students Prefer Off-Campus Newspapers If forced to make a choice, col lege students would prefer to read (by a neargin of almost 2-1) their favorite off-campus newspaper rather than their campus news paper, reports t h e Collegiate Press. College newspapers vary greatly in size, content, and fre quency of publication. Some are published daily, others with vary ing frequency up to monthly. Most concern themselves solely with campus affairs. A few of the larger campus papers c a r r y roundups of national and interna tional news. Students preferring an off campus newspaper have one main reason for their preference, world wide news. In addition, they feel the off-campus paper has more variety, is larger, and is timely. "I believe that it is more im portant to know what is going on in the outside world rather than on campus" is the feeling of a freshman at Long Beach City Col lege (Long Beach, Calif.). "The college paper is too narrow, it deals only with the campus. I want to read about happenings in the world" is the way a junior coed at Villanova University puts It. UNC Press Club The University Press Club of the University of North Carolina met recently to hear Sam Ragan, man aging editor of the Raleigh News and Observer. Ragan, who has held many res ponsible jobs in state press asso ciations, has served as president of the Eastern Carolina Press As sociation. He has just been named a~ director of the Associated Press \tanaging Editors Association. -The D)aily Tar Heel Church Calendar Friday, January 11 1 p.m. - Junior-Senior "Y" Luncheon, Faculty Dining Room, Russell House. 7:30 p.mi.--Wesley Foundation, Recreation 'and Fellowship, Wes ley House. Saturday, January 12 7:30 p.m.-BSU Drop-in, BSU Student Center. Sunday, January 13 5:30-6 p.m. - Canterbury sup per, Trinity Episcopal Church. 6-8 p.m.-Canterbury meeting, Trinity Episcopal Church. 7 p.m. -- Wesley Foundation, Wesley House. Monday, January 14 1 p.m.--Sophomore "Y" Lunch eon, Assembly Room, Russell House. Wednesday, January 10 1 p.m.-"Y" Officers' Lunch eon, Faculty Dining Room, Russell House. 6 p.m.--Westmninster Fellowship, Fellowship Hall, First Presbyter ian Church. 7 p.m.-Baptist Student Union vespers, BSU Student Center. 7 p.m-Lutheran Student As sociation, Russell House. 7 p.m.,- Newman club, up perclassmen, Newman House, 1610 Green Street. 7:80 p.m. - Hillel Foundation, Russell House. 'Thursday, January 17 1 p.m.-Freshman "Y" Lunch eon, Faculty Dining Room, Ru. sell House. 7 p.m. - Newman Club, fresh men, Newman House, 1610 GOsa Street., '7:80 p.m. - Intea.varsity lal. iowuhlp, social aeUl ad U0. bowship. Russenl Home.