Wore~ater,
l'hu., Tuesda:r, l\tnr. 24, 1953
Volume- ~Llll Numbt•r 1S
\VORCESTER
BOTI'LE BRED Bt·idge Cluh W'in "' ' econ(l Plac in BOY BREAK National 1"'o unu.'')'
BLOOD BANK
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1953 JUNIOR PROM TO STAR ELLIOT LAWRENCE
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\\ill he awatrl.·d tu t?f lht• fou r c.tmpu-, 11 innt•r, Twu team:, from the• l' nh·c·r~ity uf \utrt• I )Jnw mw llf whith irtc:luth:d tilt' -.un uf .1 nc11ecl c:ml aurhnrity, tied fur third with . t prur fmm ll.llt muuth Colle~:e. ( \•r ininly wht•n n 'fila II '' houl likt· TPt.h tau Cl1111petc in a wrnpl(•t(,•ly llJII'II f1cltl and cornc mil sc:nlltcl in tlw nation thcrt" mu~t be -.o tl\l' wr) rlt>Hr thinkt•r, nncl ra rcl pi:!}WS In nur mirbt. l<x k. Our rt•pre•t'nt.'llive.; ~hnulti lw \ nd now fur n sample uf yt1ur h••art ily tllnj.!r:.tl ulatecl, fur mru blnnd,' thr }'U\IIll! l(irl !):tid, ,,, •lw a.:.tin tlw ~rt•at name vf Tt•l h h ll drtJI't' a luns:t. ci~ht-penny nr11l hun ht'<'rt hrouJ.(hl to promi1wm t' uy ri).!ht index linc,rr with thl• clnw hamuwr ~lw had nn the dc"k befnrt• win., up in on ,,tlempt to find u hl•r. \\'ith :111 eye dropper she drt•w •C'It•tt mw. S:~ ti sflctl with lwr rlwilt' mH a "-,mull " port ion of bloud and -.lw lt•t IIlii a stream of Ill<'(' and IN it drop with n loud spfa, h into plungt•tl the foot ltmJ( ut•<'flll' htto a tylindrical tnnk of lluirl. The Ill) nrm nl the ell.lQ\\ un til I fdl stluhult' •.mk -.tra i~ht 111 the hilltnm tlw 11uiut 1icklin~ my :-hmrhlt>r hindi:' wht'rt' it n·hutrndt•d several linw~. 'fhe lx1llle beside my bc·cl quilkly .HLt•r thl' r\arninatwn wa., mer I tillccl up with a lluicl thai du.-.dy , .., tluwn in tlw line that wn" 11ait rt''cmhlcrl cream uf tom a tu '-llUJI inI( l«> 1(!1 intu 1ht' flunJ.ting ronm .\ hC'r a !>ttffatient amount had IX"c·n ' llo11 nhuut 11 el:r•~ of wnter?" n clrnlrwd from my hl)dy the ncc·tllc ~o s withdral\n from the hoJ(• in my nrm, poliH• voict> askrtl me. "'!'hank.,," I -.nitl, ~pla •hlmt tlw nllowin~t a founwin of lluitl to ~quirt iry tluid rwrr my face. hi~h into the ~ir unci ~pla~h rtj;tuinst tht> ct•ilin,l(. Howt.:ver. my nuro;c tH I· I 11 ,ti tNf my lUm pMit•nt ly. :.ih•nt · ly l!lltl l\ in~ away un the nrm nf inll Ill Kill her nwdical in•t inct '· nry t h.ttr. Tht> chip-. ur wnnd that '·" <'•I my life hy (1uickly iM1 rtin)! r,•tl t• n the 11om tlo:ttt>d on tlw watt•r tt ..mall cnrk into the Jr:tpinu htrll 1IIIII dn you red ntJ\\ , .. ... Jw a~k,•tl t h.tl had 'Pilll'<l .1nd rernindttd nw " hnc• .. I yelped anti jurnpinJ: uf my l hildhood un the raft-fillt·•l ~~~--i,~ippi. tmHl my hands I walked acrtl•'- llu I 'napped bark to reality "' tlw cdlin).!, dm111 lhe wall , 1tnd intn an nur-t.· ht•ckun~d me into the donat in~t open inkwell where cvcrythintt lw· runrn. nhl asicl<· my childiH•od rt' \' · came blat k. \\'ht•n I a11ukc I wa:. lyin!l nn thC' t•rit· witl1 a CUN'. and ~tmde dttt'r· npN:ttinl-! table attain an!Jthcr huttll'. rtiWI'tll)· through the wall and intn lht· nt•\t room. \\'ith an air of defi half flll{'{"l , bc.!>ide me. ~ l y c hc·~ t ancc I "wune up (l\'Cr the operation ' II rlll'tl with pruJe. "'I ake all you want I ~ttl , it \ t.c blc• tn<l lanclcrl in Lhe arm:. or my our~· '-be !>lruked the picrt'• ur for n ~:ood cau~." •·()h wc're not lak in~. • the nuro,c• ''all J1fOI•I('r uut or my hair anrl laid mt· l.!l'n tly on the table. .\pplyinc replied. ·the doctor ·aid to put tim•<> pn·-•urt' Itt my arm she ~well('(! 1he pints !Jack into you." t'.ll h
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Thi' IW'il 1(l'netul .t~'t•mhly "ill lw hdcl \\\•dnestlay. ~ l urd1 ZS. in \ldt•n \utliwrium. \ \.<:ry irllt'rt'•tin,l! (lru,t.:r.lln i-. pl:tlln•·tl. Tlttm• 11ill lw ;t "1111" 111m in rolur ('ntith.:tl " \\hat \ !'.t·w in \\'urcestcr ". 'I hi-. f1lm r.:ht•., a pn•tty ~:uotl idea o! tlw dt•wi•IJliiWflt of \\'mrc, ter lt:'!IOIII'Cl'" in t•dut·.,tion , ht•ullh hu:-illt''"· t·l r., -.iui t' tlw w.1r yenrs. Tlw lu~ nttrnrtiun huwt•ver. prum i•t'• ltl lw the annu.tl l:tppin~ u •rt'· muny uf Skull , !:lt'nior llunur ~ud ,.,y. Ouct" :u~u in tlw<.t.· mt·n, J:•" IH.•tl in tht"ir <~nmhn• hl.tc k roiH.~ 11 ill muw "ilt>ntly thruugh a tc•n.,t• unci I':O:IX't:tnnt nudit•nr<' :-••arc hinA out Hnd Iappin~ 1buM' rnt•n whum they hnw fnund wttrt hy uf nwmlwr11hip in i hrlr ~elt!cl ~-:ruup . Thrrr yuu hnvt• it tappins: hy plu · n mu,·ir 1111 llw dly of \\ oru.•,ter t;t•rtainly n pnt~tram 11nrth <Ul h11ur uf ynur IinII'. !'u lrl \ turn uul in \'tl." l 1111111 ituck~ tnrnurrnw ami pat k t\ldcu ~l l·rn~~rial fot one ol the liut>st :t~.'•t'lttblic of 1ht• ywtr.
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R. E. KLUCHER TO SPEAK AT A CE l\1EETINC Tlw c:tutlcn l thaptt·r uf tht• A"'· l I· . will ht,tltl it " ri'):Ular rm•c• tin~ this 'I hursday evenin~: . nml will lnw :t" ib S(Ut'<.t Spt•nkt>r ~ J r . Rllbt•rt 11 . f.. I ut h<'r whu •~ c•mployNI hy rlw D r:tV() ('urpnr:Jtiun !)( riu shurgh, f'n. :!l lr Klut hcr ~1 ill ~p<'uk 1111 "TIIr ( 'on~t rurt itm of Lhl' ~>:lml ru P11wcr :-,t:rtiun" and hr 11ill illu... tr(llt• hi., l:tlk 1\tlh ~ticJc ... T hi-. p:utit ttl.tr 'lSI· tion -.upplil'l> t:lrltrir al Jruwc·r fur the tm•att·r indu~trial arc•.t uf l'ill~llu r~h . This J>ri)J(ram .. hnulcl he (Jf prlrtku· I.H lnterr'-l w met hani1 ,11 and c•h•r· tricnl c•n~tinrcrin~ ~ tudr• nt!>. ~~~ wt"ll ·ts 10 thl! civil c•ngin~t! r~. Thco chup· lN curdinlly invit<''- nil irltW"-IC'cl • I udcnt !> ancJ f:u:uh y mcmlwrs It) tiL· tturl I he meet ine whtch will lx• hdd . tL tht- Rill!y ' tutlt·nt C'cutt•r at i:OO p.m. RELIABLE PRE CRIPTIONS
IDGHLAND 1J PllARM.ACY 107 Ri•hland St.,
Wo~nter,
Pltoru: 6-6594
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FnlttiWinJ.( .1 ~~t·at tlt•al of 1111rk by !Ietty Qumn un!l n hu.:1• ncl\'t'rtisinu t·ampail!n, tlw .\lumnl \\' ivr-; pre·· S<'llH·tl thr \ nnual !'id10larship Show a11d I >: utn•. l Tmlt•r tlw dirc•diclll vf l\'lr". Quinn, whu is tlw ~t'£'r<•tnry uf the Alumni \\'iw•' .\~<,{1( iat iim nntl who ttcled a.• the chuin1mnnn uf lht• ~how and Uanlc t'nmmiUt·c, tlw wivl'~ ~nth· c•rl'l.l tuKl'llwr un array of perlormr.>rl' :mrh ,, ~ ncwr hdor(' ha-; j.(ntcrd the br:tlltiful \ l!lt.•n ~ l emorial ,\uditurium. ~ l u.st<"r of · C('IUmonh•:; Wll!' Nib linAbe rJ-1, tltl' Swc•dif!h Ambn.ssador of Good \\'ill. N ill! liw d up to his wonderful rrputa tilm herr at T ech by ~tiving urw uf hi 'I het tt·r thantbtt(ll pcrfnrmnnCi''l. Among tho<,(• whn h•nr tht>ir tal· t•nt.. (t) llw wnrlhy fK't·asiuu was 'Rithie" ~ltudm k. " Richie" Ita.., hern wmpcting In ihc• llorace Heidt talrnt se:mh which wa.:~ in Worce-.:tcr recently. " Richit"' l{:tVC the audience hi!> 11rw ren rlition tJf " Why Do I Lovr Yr,u " frwll the hrutHiway musil'rtl ' 1Shnwhm11'', Of lOUr'lt every show has [I) h<I\'C n dancer anti in uu-ordttnre with 1hi~ Betty ~~ocun·d t hc S(-rvire.'l ()f Jnckie Chari.'Lle. j atki1• prc·"t'nlecl I wn son!! and dance numl1t·rs whic h Lhe nudl<'nce heartily cnjnyetl. rlrllghlful rnunologuc crllitlrd " fletsy at I hi' ll:rtl Game" wn.s rrn· drreil hy Dulort•s Vir~iliu. H f•r cnu~in, Joa n , I hrilltd the audience with her W(•lf · CXI'CII(Ccf Vt'rsiun uf [hi' ever popular " Birth uf the Hlues". Ont nf t lw IJiJl kat ures of Ul£· \\hole cvt·nin$( wno; th! unu ...ual skit pre,cnt('(l by the llJJo:P.. Fcn tHrc-J in L.ht: skit wn ~ "Su1.uki" J im ~ rcKay and tlw " \'nkahoma Five''. To tlw trm<'ll uf n well ploycd ukc, Bruce Sr·uly kept l he audier1t'C j•ntcrlrtinerl with a few of hi" witty 'lung.. anrl sayini!'i. ~ J u,ir for the dandnv.. which w:-ts helr1 befme the !>how wno; suppli('(l by tht: Boynlnniano,, Refreshments. which \\ere ~erwd after the show were very tasty and plemiful, lt) the dcli,f!ht uf all who :lltcncled. Tl1e proceetl!i will 1(11 iuto the Alumni Wives ~tholarship Fund.
lli~·IHI Illl' ltnn<l rq tlwir J unior Prnm. The• musir for lhl! cvrnin~ will h<.' furnish~·d by Elliot Lawrence and hi!O '' h~·nrt 111 heart" orchc-,lrnrntcd 11~ tht nntinn 's lop collt'J:l' pmm (lance orchc tm. Ably aiding nnrl abetting l\1 r. Lnwrence nncl his wlkin!( pinnu will l>e fiflecn oth('r lup musil'ians ami his two vot:ttlists R o~ul i nd Patton 11nd j nc.k Hunter. An <•vt•ninK's t•nlcrtninmcnl sut h us has IH'vt•r bt•fun• he<'n presented hc.>rc at \Von:estt•r T ech Is in store for those whn, cnme April 17, arc lucky cnuugh to ptlli"C'S a ticket to this, the ~IH.'iaJ t•Vt'nl or LhC year.
Down thrnu~th the al(rs, racb new daso;, wlwn it fi nally arrive(! at the middle of I hr lhird year, has brought up tht· quc1H inn, "Shall we have n narn<· hund fur the Prom this year?" And down through tlw ages the answer has alwayS ))('en in the ncga.• tlve. Uuwn through the ages, that is, until tb(• year A.D. 1953. Uack in tht• fnll the (·toss of '54 met utu.l vutt'rl tn hnvc a name band this year, ir lliiSSiblr. It wns the general ctln· :.cnsu~ that junior Proms of the past hrt(l all lx:t•n nwrely another dunce'' llkc the one last fall. or the twu lnst yea r, tJ f the year before, and l\o on' ' instead uf a distinctive event as they should be. It was decided, then, tO f)r('SCII l a " weekend of the year'' in 1953- a wcekend with a ll tht> trimmings. It is not the eru-iest tillik in the world to sccurt> u name band for n prom. Dick Byrnt>s, who was in churgc llf thi... end of the prom, will UJ>hold thiK. Music Corporation or Arnerlca in Boston ~-;ave Dick and the rest of the prom committee the ru n-around for two months bcfure Fntnk Duffy of the Worcester Auclllorium came to their assi..tantr. Within three days the able Mr. JJ uffy had ~ecured a l.Jcller band lhtm MCA urren'<l nil nlong- nntl for a better price I I lc even managed lO wranl(le t·:lliut Lawn•nce away from Fnrdhum University, who wanted him for I hat . arne night and was even willing to J)<!Y more. t::tliol t awrcnce is lhe younl(est n:tme-band lender in the countrybeing tmly 2X year., or age. He tlr· ganizcd his hand as a bi!(-name outfit in the micldle of 1946, and since that time hl'l ~ucccs!. has been everwaxinl(, lh~· 1.1\wrcnc<' style becom. , ,. J953 JR. PROM- Pa1e 4