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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, February 23, 1950
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Kenton's New Style Music
Wins Audience Acclaim
By Aaron Schmidt.
Stan Kenton came, we saw, he
conquered. After the Kenton
concert in the University Coli
seum last nifiht, the only I can
eay is "This is it."
This is the type of music that
the "modern" musicians have
been working towards for almost
fifty years. This music has
beauty, excitement, primitive
rhythms and most of all new
"sounds."
The orchestra started with two
numbers featuring their seven
teen man string section. The ad
dition of this string section has
given Kenton's orchestra the
thing they lacked before flexi
bility of sound.
"Solitaire"
- Kenton then introduced Milt
Eernhart, trombonist, who was
featured in "Solitaire." this solo
proved to the audience why
Bernhart is called "the number
one arombonist in the jazz field."
Stan Kenton then called May
riard Ferguson, trumpetist, to the
front of the stage,. If you saw
Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra when
It was here last fall, I'm sure
you remember Maynard Fer
guson. He was the trumpet play
er who was featured on "Body
and Soul," and "Rapsody in
Blue," Last night Kenton's or
chestra played "All the Things
You Are," which gave Maynard
a chance to exploit his talents
on trumpet. This was the same
arrangement which he played
with Charlie Barnett's band on
a recently released Capitol re
cord. "Conflict"
Musically speaking the most in
teresting number was "Conflict,"
arranged by Pete Rugolo. This
number depicts both peace and
anxiety. This was arranged by
Bugolo for voice and orchestra.
In this arrangement the five man
trombone choir was used very
effectively. The string section
would slide into their notes. In
the middle of this number, a
voice singing a syllable "ooh"
entered. June Christy singing
into a mike off-stage entered into
the program for the first time.
At the conclusion of "Conflict,"
the Coliseum was dead silent for
a period of 10 to 20 seconds.
A fitting tribute to the mood the
composer and orchestra had set.
June Christy was then intro
duced by Kenton. She sang
"Forget Your Troubles and Be
Happy," "All God's Children Got
Rhythm." Her only accompani
ment on the latter number was
the rhythm section, piano, bass,
drums, and guitar.
Stan Kenton's orchestra closed
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KENTON INTERVIEW Stan Kenton, whose Innovations in
Modern Music were presented to a University audience in the
Coliseum appearance was Kenton's only concert in Nebraska on
noon to hold a press conference for Lincoln newspapers. The
Coliseum appearance was Kcntons only concert in Nebraska on
his. current tour.
Kenlon Explains Theory
Of 'Individuality' in Music
By Joan Krurger
In a quiet convincing manner
that expressed sincere interest in
his music, Stan Kenton told a
press conference Wednesday af
ternoon that he was striving to
get his individual musician's per
sonality presented in his music.
"The main difference between
jazz music and what we call
contemporary classic m u s i c,"
pointed out Kenton, "is that the
classic musicians play according
to tradition and strive to produce
the sounds that have been pre
sented for years."
The band lender stated that
"his music is tailored to fit the
musicians." "Two groups playing
the same music never sound the
same," continued Kenton. "I
could take a different group of
musicians today and they could
not play the same as my present
group because of the different
feeling."
Main Trouble
One of the main troubles of the
people today, maintains Kenton,
is that "we are listening to too
the concert with "Montage." I am
certain that the people at the
concert last night heard the be
ginning of a new field in the
realm of modern art. Only time
will tell, but I feci that "that
was it."
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MIUIU JIIUMI Ulcil Jici Jivtru luu i
long." Numbers are "beat to
death, and the public is reluctant
to hear new things."
Music in the last five years has
started to specialize, the leader
told the group. Both bands and
the public are beginning to real
ize that a band that takes one
kind of music and makes a spe
cialty of it is more likely to make
the top rank than if they at
tempt to play all kinds.
Dance Jazi Goes
Kenton explained that while
jazz is continuing to grow, it has
not lost out on the dance floor.
He said that the days of jitter
bugging on the dance floor are
gone and that jazz is becoming
strictly "listening" music, found
chiefly in recitals and concei ts.
Years ago jazz and popular
music started at different corners
of the ring, said Kenton, until
they gradually met and for a
period of time were intermingled.
Today, he continued, they are
proceeding to go separate direc
tions. "We like to tell the audiences
just what motivated the writing
of the composition," claimed
Kenton, "for then they can, in
their own minds, try to see if
they can detect the same feeling."
Economist Cilcs
Far East Needs
Social reform, industrial re
habilitation ' and education . . .
these things are essential for
successful relations between the
United States and communist
threatened governments, in the
opinion of C. Clyde Mitchell.
Dr. Mitchell, chairman of the
department of agricultural eco
nomics, cited these points before
a meeting of mock United Na
tions assembly delegates Tues
day. Author of a forthcoming
book on American policy in Ko
rea, Dr. Mitchell has been ac
tively interested in problems of
the Far East.
The model general assembly
will be concerned with a Far
Eastern issue when it meets next
March. The economic and fi
nancial committee will study the
possibility of offering UN aid
to Indonesia to promote expan
sion of trade, development of re
sources, continuance of Indone
sian exports of vital materials
and resettlement of population.
Law Fraternity
Pledges 30 Men
Thirty law students have been
pledged to Phi Delta Phi, inter
national honorary legal fratern
ity, rush chairman Ray Simmons
announced Wednesday.
Selected after completion by
the freshman class of first se
mester trial examinations, the
new Phi Delta Phi pledges are:
Ed Carter, Ed Cook, Dewey Da
vis, John Dean, Bud Downing,
Dougie Doyle, Chuck Dugan, Mel
Engler, Gordon Fillman, Paul
Gaiter, John Gradvohl John
Harrington.
Bill Hein, Ted Huston, Herb
Jackman, Don Kelley, Dick Kin
sey, Dan Koukal, Russ Laird,
Mike Madden, Don McArthur,
Bob Metrakos, Bill Morrow, Joe
Neal, Bill Nuernbergor, Joe Po
lack, Curt Sicmcrs. Bill Stewart,
Bob Waring and Truman Wood.
Bill Smith Heads
German Group
Bill Smith is president of the
newly formed Carman club, fol
lowing a Tuesday evening elec
tion. Also named were Marilyn
Krucger, freshman, vice presi
dent; Helen Werkmeister, secre
tary, and Robert Hackbart,
A and S, treasurer. Club sponsor
is Dietlinda von Kuenssberg,
German instructor. Committee
chairmen are to be named by
Smith.
March 7 is slnted for the next
club meeting. Prof. William K.
Pfeiler, department of modern
language, is to speak, strictly
"auf Deutsch."
Legislative Council Research
Directed by University Prof
Dr. Roger V. Schumate, pro
fessor of political science at the
University, is director of re
search for the Nebraska Legis
lative Council, which is currently
engaged in making studies for
proposed state legislation.
The Legislative Council thru
its various committees holds
hearings on proposed changes in
Nebraska statutes. A number of
state officials and interested
persons are invited to present
their views on these matters to
the council.
The most recent hearings held
Feb. 17 and 18, were on chan
ges in the present constitution
and possibilities of a constitu
tional convention. A hearing will
be held Feb. 25 on administra
tive re-organization of the state
government, a Little Hoover
Commission.
Other subjects which are cur
rently being studied by the
council include child welfare, re
organization of county govern
ment, fair employment prac
tices legislation and the problem
of state expenditures.
Dr. Shumate's duties as di
rector of research include the
management and control of per
sonnel and supervision of the re-.,
search studies. The Legislative
council consists of the entire
membership of the legislature.
The work is then divided into
committies, which hold hearings
on proposed changes in state law.
These hearings are held during
the period when the 1 egisla
ture is not in session.
These committees then weigh
testimony given at the hearings
and decide what recommenda
tions it will make to-the legis
lature at its regular session.
The present School District
law was passed by the legisla
ture following recommendations
made by the Council. During its
existence, the Legislative Coun
cil has made 54 complete re
ports. Nine reports are in the
process of being completed now.
The research group headed by
Shumate performs the following
duties:
1. It is responsibile for pro
viding a bill drafting service for
state legislators. It employs
specialists for this purpose.
2. It publishes the "Nebraska
Blue Book," a handbook of facts
about the state and its govern
ment. Shumate is editor of the
book.
3. It furnishes general infor
mation for the legislature. Dur-
Shumate
ing the last session, about 170
brief reports were made.
4. It maintains a reference li
brary to all material concern
ing state government.
5. It carries on research about
various topics requested by the
legislature. It then recommends
changes in state law.
Dr. Shumate who has served
as editor since 1938, maintains
offices in the Capitol building as
well as at the University. He in
structs classes on Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday, and does re
search work for the Council on
other days.
AEC Fellowships
Open to Students
The Atomic Energy commis
sion has announced pre-doc-torial
fellowships for University
students in the physical and bio
logical sciences.
The basic stipends will be at
the rate of $1,500 to $2,600 per
calendar year. Applications must
reach Chicago by March 4, 1950.
Applicants will be required to
take a fellowship record exam
ination, to be given March 8 at
the University.
The new program differs from
previous fellowships in that the
subjects of research must be
sufficiently closely related to
atomic energy to justify a pre
sumption that the candidates
will be especially suited for em
ployment by the Atomic Energy
Commission on the completion
of his work.
Applications and instructions
are available in the graduate office.
Council . . .
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ganization concerned. Several
points concerning filing wer
drawn up. Filings for positioni
of a general University interest,
which were decided to be Stu
dent Council, class officers, pub
lications board, Honorary Colonel,
and May Queen, shall be made
in accordance with the following
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1. The dates for the opening
and closing of filings and appro
priate information related thereto
shall be published in The Daily
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have filed for the positions and
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after the time at which filings
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by the sponsoring organization
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4. In no case shall the election
be held less than ten days after
the date upon which filings
closed.
Other Filinn
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were defined as AWS board and
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1. The dates for the opening
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2. The organization sponsoring
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ization shall prepare an alpha
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have filed for the positions and
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