November 22, 1963
High Life
Page Seven
Between The Covers
J. D. Salinger, current author
of Fanny and Zooey and Seymour,
an Introduction, wrote Catcher in
1954. It was his first novel and
created quite a stir in literary cir
cles.
It is basically the story of Hol
den Caulfield, a young man who
was ejected from his third prep
school. He, in an attempt to elude
his parents, goes underground in
New York City. He is confronted
by all sorts of characters, includ
ing prostitutes and unfriendly
taxi drivers, who all are covered
by his witty thoughts and dia
logue. Finally he returns home,
has a talk with his little sister,
and plans to take off for South
west America, armed with his pre-
tendence of being a deaf-mute.
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Pop” Wilson amuses the audience with his antics during the Grand Ole Opry Show held
Crazy
November 6.
However, he goes crazy while
his sister is riding a merry-go-
round. In fact, he is relating the
whole tale from a mental institu
tion.
Although the above writings
may put Catcher in a ridiculous
light, the point of the novel is
not lost. Holden is a real person,
created skillfully and tangibly by
Mr. Salinger, and his character is
so unique that it almost defies
analysis.
He sees phonies as phonies.
Ninety-nine percent of all people
are phonies. He is a chain-smok
ing, world-dismising, population-
hating, atheistic lush. But, one
cannot help but like him. He, in
soul, is kind, in most cases gen
tle, and in all cases very sad.
George Hamilton Plays To Full House
At November 6 Country Music Show
Country music was not presented to the public at the Grimsley Senior High Auditorium on
November 6 as previously announced.. However a variety program was staged in its time zone
and used its name.
This so-called country music program started off with a good fiddling tune, believe it or
not. The fiddler from the Grand Ole Opry was extremely good and showed a good technique.
“Pop” Wilson came on then to present the second act. Mr. Wilson was in good form as the
country playboy but his jokes were so old they had beards to their knees. They were probably
introduced on the first vaude-
Profane
Catcher In the Rye is a profane
bok, but profane for a purpose.
And that purpose is the discovery
and exploration of the smallest
kind of a minority, a singular per
sonage so apart and so unfitting
into society, that, in the end, he
may be right.
Catcher is not a family book. It
is, however, an enjoyable and, at
the same time, significant novel.
In the words of the publisher: “It
will make you laugh, and it may
break your heart. But you will
never forget it.”
Honor Society
Continued from Page Three
pies of foreign aid.
Grirasley’s History Honor So
ciety holds meetings every two
weeks. It includes about seventy
members.
show.
The steel guitar swung to
action and sent the audience
vacationing in Hawaii for two
weeks. In my opinion he is one
of the best in the nation today.
An intermission followed in
which Joyce Moore sold pictures
of herself, and the country play
boy sold some of his new albums
which he claimed took two years
to get clean enough to record.
After the intermission the drum
mer for the Grand Ole Oprey
turned into a comedian for his act.
He was slightly better—his jokes
only had beards down to his waist.
Another good point in his favor
was his jokes were in the form of
a monologue, his life story. This
took the strain off of the jokes
somewhat and made it almost
bearable.
Bill Carlisle delivered his sick
pill next.. This vaudavillian gave
another form that was right pop
ular many years ago. He com
plained about high prices and
poked fun at them and ended up
his routine with a sick political
speech. The political speech was
of the oldest type starting off, “If
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Golden Age of Music:
The 1800’s
By Don Bowden
Ever since the beginning of time man has wanted a means
of expressing himself fully. We know that tribes in Africa
made and are making music by beating on logs, and we can
see that sort of thing today if we like.
Music has certainly come a long way beating on logs. Prob
ably the first great musician that everyone would recognize
is Handel. Although there were many composers before Han
del, he is probably the com-
Twerp Day
Continued from Page One
will be dressed in the traditional
school colors.
Twerp Day will coincide with
the night of our game with Dur
ham. After this, our second home
basketball game, the girls will be
given the opportunity to exercise
their newly acquired rights at the
Twerp Open House in the girl’s
gym.
For the amusement of the spec
tators, a female Whirliebird will
be present at the game.
SmI-O- “TKcitic
Serving the Future Homemakers of Greensboro
By
BEAVER (RAFT COMPANY
4705 West Market Street
Greensboro, N. G.
This Weetes Movies
The nineteenth century was an
age when the orchestra doubled
and then tripled in size. New in
struments were invented to meet
the demands of a genius’ brain.
How did ail this music of the
1800-1900 period of music come
about? How was it that the nine
teenth century was the greatest
era of musical productivity? Who,
if any one man, was responsible
for getting this era of music off to
a start?
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Curtain Raisers
Palm Springs Weekend
Every year at Easter time, thou
sands of young Americans scatter
to the nation’s sunny resorts for
a fling at fun and romance before
resuming their studies for the
rest of the school year. That is
the background and the source of
the plot of “Palm Springs Week
end.”
This comedy is dominated by
young people and is devoted. to
the personal stories, the pursuits,
and the pangs and pranks of youth
today.
To get exactly the right spirit
for an Easter vacation at Palm
’ Springs, Warner Bros, sent a lo
cation-company of 200 right into
the desert resort. The starring cast
of “Palm Springs Weekend” com
prises Ty Hardin as a husky Tex
an turned Hollywood stuntman;
Troy Donahue as the captain of a
college basketball team let loose
at the resort; Connie Stevens as
a pretty but self-deceiving girl;
and Robert Conrad as the spoiled
son of a rich, indifferent father.
Jerry Van Dyke is the collegian
with Casanova notions; Stefanie
Powers, the daughter of the local
chief of police; Andrew Duggan,
the cop who worries about the an
nual invasion; Jack Weston, the
choleric coach of the basketball
team; and Carole Cook is the pro
prietress of a hotel where most
of the complications take place.
After conclusion of location
shooting, one of the largest in
door sets ever was constructed at
the Warner studio. It was a hotel
with 40 rooms and a 30 by 50 foot
swimming pool. It is in this pool
that a riotous comedy-scene takes
place when a jug of detergent is
dumped into the water.
“Palm Springs Weekend” Starts
this Wednesday at the Carolina
Theatre.
poser who everyone thinks
about when he considers the
Baroque period of music.
The greatest of ail music, in
my opinion, was written in the
nineteenth century. People became
simply more interested in music
and it was considered great sport
and amusement to go to a concert
and support one’s favorite com
poser.
Wuthering Heights
“Wuthering Heights,” Samuel
Goldwyn’s tense achievement in
suspense filmed from the Emily
Bronte novel of unusual romance,
opens at the Cinema Theatre on
November 22. Merle Oberon and
Laurence Olivier are starred as
Cathy and Heathcliff.
In support of Miss Oberon and
Olivier, Mr. Goldwyn chose a cast
which includes David Niven. Ger
aldine Fitzgerald, Flora Robson,
Donald Crisp, Hugh Williams and
Miles Mander.
The man who stood at the cross
roads of the old, sophisticated and
aristocratic, and the more human,
soul-searching melodies, was Lud
wig van Beethoven. No matter
how much a person says about
how he dislikes Beethoven’s mu
sic, he cannot but marvel at the
man’s genius. Beethoven was, lit
erally, the man who set free this
vital, soul-nourishing force of na
ture and mens’ minds, music. He
set it free, poured his soul and
everything he had into it. He wrote
music that is living, and will live
untl the end of the world.
As was the case of many com
posers of the late 1700’s and early
1800’s, Beethoven was not fully
recognized as the genius he was
until after his death. After his
death, analyzers went through the
scores of the music and the letters
that Beethoven had written, and
tried to determine the answers to
the underlying ideas that Beethov
en had expressed through his mu
sic. At any rate we do know and
are assured that Beethoven mark
ed the opening of a new era in
the history of music. He gave
music strength and a feeling of
human emotion, and beauty that
has never been equalled, and most
probably will never be equalled.
(To Be Continued)
The story of “Wuthering Heights”
unfolds on the fields and desolate
moors of Yorkshire. It is a tale of
a high-spirited, quick - tempered,
beautiful girl, who is loved madly
by two men—one, half-gypsy and
half-gentleman, the other rich and
well born. Merle Oberon, playing
Cathy, is desperately in love with
Laurence Olivier, playing Heath-
cliff. But the glittering wealth
and esteemed social position of
Edgar Linton, portrayed by David
Niven, leads the girl into an un
happy romance. The strange three-
cornered love story is told with
dramatic impact, romance and in
terms of stark human emotions,
mysteriously influenced by the
desolate moors.
Among the many lavish sets
built for the picture are included
an old English manor house, the
beautiful home of the wealthy
Lintons, Thrushcross Grage, a lav
ishly brilliant ballroom of 18th
Century England and a typical
farmhouse of the period.