The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 16, 1958, Page Page Four, Image 4
Summ
Bright
By Melvin Byars
Staff Writ9r
Men, stand by for a bright
summer in regard to your cloth
ing. Unlike winter fashions, the
manufacturers are in an untamed
state in regard to sportswear
this year. In dressier, togs the
colors are a little on the stormy
side (cloudy grey and muddy
blue with olive thundering into
everything except white).
Bright White . . .
Carrying out the white theme
are poplin suits and duck trou
sers and shorts. White, when
instituted like the pictured Car
olinian is wearing, will ward off
the sun's rays; the helmet-type
hat may be used for anything
from taking a walk in the sun
to journeying on a Dark Con
tinent safari. Most men quite
naturally prefer a more conven
tional chapeau which cools the
noodle, and there is a galaxy
from which to select. Straw
seems to be in the lead for sum
mer.
If Suits Suit . . .
Ombre-striped cotton coats and
suits in Dacron-and-wool blends
are becoming more popular this
spring-suitable for fall, too.
When buying these items, keep in
mind the fairly limited wearing
period for such weighty gar
ments in the more humid part of
the year.
PuU Over...
Knitted pull-over shirts in
every breed imaginable (from
Acrilan to cotton and from ex
pensively to reasonably priced)
are comfortable for summer
besides helping to save on laun
dry bills by consenting to be
dunked into soapy water and
dried quickly on hangers.
Mad About Madras . . .
India madras (The Gamecock,
April 25) is becoming more popu
lar than anticipated by author
ities. This bright plaid is not
only used in trousers, but now
FARR TO PLAY
PiKA H
MARY JO GRIFFITH
...for Bill Smith
DOT WOOTEN
. . ,for BillKay
P1 Kappa Alpha fraternity
will hold its biennial "Dream
Girl Ball" tonight in the Colum
bia Hotel ballroom from 9 til 1.
Music will be furnished by Jimmy
Farr and his orchestra..
An informal drop-in will be
held at the PIKA House this
afternoon from 8 til S and .a
formal reeeption will be held in
the nglieh Room of 'the 0olam
*blaE.telfrosa 7utl 9 tonght.
r Forec
And Dii
.'~ x .
DOCTOR LIVINGSTON, I
PRESUME . . . No, It Is not
Dr . ivingeton but rather Hill.
yer Rudisill, and he is wearing
a white suit which, like in the
days gone by, will be very much
in evidence this season plus
many more revival, and en
tirely new items. (Coat by
Haspel of New Orleans Is cour
tesy of Lourie's; photography
is by Phil Wilkinson.)
trousers are being done in a
large patch design using about
four-inch squares of randomly
selected plaids. One manufac
turer has a patch-work shirt on
the market: each sleeve is differ
ent and so are the pockets, back,
front, and collar. The hobo has
nothing on the "well-dressed"
man.
>lds Ball
Dream
Girl
Ball
SUSIE MORRISON
. . . for Buddy Sink
An inform$1 lake party is ached
uled for tomorrow afternoon.
The "Dream Girl," who will
receive a diamond "Dream Girl"
PIKA pin, and her court pf four
will be pickh from these five
finalist.: Libby Bagnal for
Alex Hawkins, Sylvia Brunson
for Bid Dodd, Pat Gunn for Ollie
Porter, Parm. Mathis for Bob
Lenl, and Lynda Ropp for Dae.
Leopard.
large patch desin usn abt
ast:
Pferent
Banded Bands . . .
What's this about Dad's old
straw skimmer appearing on
campus? If they are done in the
traditional manner, as the ones
seen have been, creme-colored,
board-stiff straw is used with
darkly striped bands. Some,clubs
and organizations have special
color combinations on their
bands, so BE CAREFUL about
hat bands of any sort. Wearing
one of these club symbols would
be like committing a capital
crime. Why not wear a plaid
band for originality? There is
also a newer version available
which is a snap-brim skimmer.
Up or Down . . .
Whether you are spending a
week or all summer at a resort
soon, you will want to keep from
looking "last year." Remember
that shorts are rising and swim
trunks are lengthening. In some
cases, they have passed each
other. While daylight hours are
hot and humid, at night the
thermometer drops rapidly and
a crew-neck sweater feels very
comfortable over a short-sleeved
shirt with shorts. Sneakers are
a sure bet (in any color from
blue to dingy white) on sea or
land from recent on-the-spot ob
servations. "Clam diggers" (%
trousers) are nice for beach life
but very much out of place and
in bad taste on campus.
It is a well-known fact that
the, college men are in the best
dressed group of the world, con
trary to some "authoritative"
observations. One should show
good taste in public whether it
be sporty or dressy occasions.
On campus anything goes, but
on the outside and at home
everything shows.
* . *
(The Gamecock will feature in
the first issue this fall some
college men's clothing sugges
tions to help the freshmen as
well as the other undergrad
uates.)
Tonight
PHYLLIS CAUJSEY
...for Henry Price
LYNDA ROPP
...for Dave Leopard
Pi Kappa Alpha was founded
at the University of Virginia in
1868. Xi chapter was chartered
at the University in 1891.
In addition to the "Dream
Girl" award, awards will be pre
sented to the outstanding pledge
of the fall semester and to the
outstanding senior for his service
to the fraternity. .Members'
dates will be presented favors
By DUNXI V009=Z
"The Yard and a Half Party," which has become an
annual event of SAE, was held last Saturday at Sunview
Lake. The SAE's provide their dates with a yard and a half
of material from which the girls fashion their costumes.
Bonnie Oelshig of Savannah, who was Neal Patrick's date,
won the costume contest wearing a two-piece South Sea
Island outfit.
Tommy Butz and Helen Strauer, Whit Scoggin and
Charlotte Clayton, Gordon Parrat and Margaret Taylor,
Billy McDonald and Joy Jennings, Ronnie Banks and Patsy
Irick, Thomas Adams and Ellen Taylor, Grady Chalmes and
Margaret Rakestraw, Frank Wooten and Sally Norton, and
William Kelly and Jane Guthrie were among those who
attended the party.
SAE's who have recently become pinned are Perry
Hartley to Betsy MacRae (Chi 0) and Thomas Adams to
Ellen Taylor (Chi 0). The girls were serenaded by the
fraternity Monday night.
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and dates gathered in the
Rathskellar Room of the Jefferson Hotel last Saturday
night for their party. Their group included Bob Herndon
and Gail Green, Roger Krick and Marva Tanner, Bill Mc
Callum and Gail Peterson, Bob Sigg and Judy Ayer, Larry
Broyles and Sandra Munn, Del Haynes and Barbara Lewis,
Bob Able and Shirley Selph, Phil Donlin and Karol Kreger,
and Tommy Yon and Sadie Lou Catoe.
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity reports the recent pinnings
among its members . . . Dave Leopard to Lynda Ropp
(ADPi), Larry Hollar to Mimi Johnson (ADPi), and Jerry
Sanders to Birdie Lewis.
News of the engaged from Phi Kappa Sigma this week
includes Stacy Clardy and Peggy Boyle, and George Net
tles and Carnette Kohr.
The Lambda Chis partied at Sun View last Saturday.
Included on the agenda were swimming and dancing, etc.
Among those seen there were Alan Edney and Sandra Calla
han, Bob Coward and Bett Quin, Don Brannon and Gloria
Walters, Charles Hughes and Janet Caldwell, and Ronny
Howey and Carolyn Hughes.
Bird Burns Out
By BOB GROSSE -no single man could possibly
Music Analyst do that-nor-as some of his
(Editor's Note: This is the lesser coptemporaries who have
second of two articles on Charlie received greater public recogni
Parker, jazzman.) tion-did he merely invent some
After leaving California's Ca- new fad or gimmick. Parker'
marillo State Hospital late in gift shows the cast of true
1946, Charlie Parker entered a genius for he analyzed the old
new world. The new progressive Jazz methods and, with insight
mu/sic was catching on through- that far outstrips any other liv
out the jazz world and even Ing musician, developed from the
began making inroads into the odfrsanwmaso x
pop field with tunes like "Early prsonawhly ew etf
Autumn," "Night In Tunisia,"vaus
and Dizzy Gillespie's comic "Oop Tasomto
Shoobie-Doobie!" Parker was Br isl ecie h
welcomed back into the selecttrnfmai: "I eemr
circles of his profession and the oengtIwsjmigi
years from 1947 to 1950 werechlhoson evthAnu
good to the Bird; it was his mostbewn13tad14h.Iws
productive period; he felt good Dcme,13.NwIdbe
and played magnificiently, re- gtigbrdwt h tro
cording his finest sides for Savoy tyechnstatwrbig
and the Norman Granz organiza- ue l h ieadIkp
tions. In 1948, Bird won first tikn hr' on ob
place awards in the Downbeatsoehnel.Icudhari
and Metronome All-Star polls smtmsbtIcud' lyi.
for the first time and kept on "el htngt a ok
winning them year after year igoe Ceo~e n,a
until his death,.i,Ifudthtb sn h
Showing Strain hge nevl facoda
In spite of his successes, the amld ieadbcigte
old strains began to show again wt prpitl t
late in 1950. Bird started drink- cags ol lytetin
ing heavily and was sent to- the Idbe ern.Icm lv.
hospital for inflammed stomach Calesuidcodpors
ulcers; he spent several anxioussinadchgeadexr
weeks as well in Bellevue, under- mne osatywt hm
going psychiatric treatment. But bsn i hl tl nhr
nothing seemed to hold; Bird moivaatnsrhetann
kept slipping downhill; his last temldccnet hc a
three years were wasted; he awy enue eoe i
could ~still play well--better than unesadggrwokentt
anyone around, when he wanted h ol ev emnl n
-but he had no desire, no pur- rltdmjradmnrcod
pose left.inopten ofcidkes
Finally, on March 4 and 6, piiy la n oia.H
1956, Bird was booked for a wudpc u fteods
weekend at Birdland, the Broad- snsnwpten htn n
way nightclub named for him. It hdee rae fbtwih
was his last appearance any-amznl,wrawyste.
where and a tragic disgrace. RhtmcyPakrwso
Charlie was sick, physically andpexto.Husdmhdsha
mentally; he quarreled with thesetodrjzenaywne
musicians and walked off theig,binngslso od
stand. One week later, 8aturday, maue,tesvnho 1h
March 12, Bird was dead,.lyn hwr flqi,cn
What did Charlie Parker con-cdigntscuigaroso
tribute to jazz? That's a diffi-vetoabrlisinfuad
cult question to answer, but egtmaueln hae.I
Charlie's gift seems to hinge on hssls hri rl eebe
his superanalytical approach to abr,saigaoetemsc
music. Charlie is one of the veryswoig datn reksly
few jazz artists who can truly ctiggetac ntearwt
be called an innovator, one whohihon
brought something new and Jm a f
powerful to the jazz field-the Btfral i pcaua
list includes only Louis Arm-.tln,Br ee e ui e
strong, W. C. Handy, Fletcher cm hwaefrhsonvr
Henderson, Duke Ellington, Les-tost;hnersopdte
ter Young, Dizzy Gillespie, and fo ftemsc h ustn
Bird.betoja.Hiplynws
Parkerdidntreoganiz racealway marete b i recone
Westphalian Holds
First Ball Tonight
................................ ......
NANCY HILLER SERENA JONES
for Preston Whaley for Edgeworth Price
)p
GENIE WESTON CATHY BRYAN
for Julian Adams ... for Robert Witherm
MARY ELLEN LONG ANNE BOYD
. . . for Charlie Way ... for Nicky Moore
7
/DOTTIE
,ese
COLESCATUART DTFJEHA"D)EMAN
...for Charlie Jackson ...for Don Alien
tion which sprang from the~~
warmth and sincerity of his own K,
personality. Jazz to Charlie was
all, he was only its devotedLL*
servant. 1 fl .UI1
Bird's life as well was filled
with warmth and sincere deed.L1
He was a simple man with aim-i~ e
pIe tastes. Charlie once told an
interviewer, "Do you know who Cdi nesnhsrcnl
I dig the most? I think Roy be lce oslo im h
Rogers is the craziest." Andsoilfaent.Ohreecd
Charlie told how the cowboy starweeSaSprspo-nul
visited him one day in Bellevue,
"...And then into the ward Br osr use;BbLf
walks Roy Rogers In that west- re,tiu;EdnMaina
ern getup and carrying a guitar.ntao;ndJhyHan,
When he started plunking thatmaetr
thing, I was gassed!" As,CrolTau,aun
Charlie loved his family, too, crepnigsceay hri
his wife Chan and their children. Wy oilcara;Rci
When his little daughter, Pree,
died of pneumonia in 1954, t h ofa,ahei ersnaie
Bird was deeply wounded. He Gog rgr,huemngr
took a great interest in the menJiShrrhstia;ndMlo
who worked with him, his friend- Sih coasi himn
ship with Dizsy Gillespie was
legendary -- and when he died'PIC
thousands of friends, including Hrr rc a eetybe
the men from the MetropolitanelcdprsenofPKaa
Opera Orchestra pak& their res-Alhsoilfaent.Oer
pects to him,.lce eeOlePre,vc.
Although Bird's work seems so rsdn;DlDail,tesr
modern and despite the fact thatorBuzHaan,htrin
he was intimate with so many ofn on osr,almisc
the Bop-school musicians, Charlie rtr.JmKfkyadBz
CugiAndaerson ame recntl
(Ceatlwere Stan,S6)areprpse-tative;