US. Wonders Thrill Gafni By ANITA HOLMES m “Isn’t it wonderful—everything here in America!” was the exclam - 'ation of tenor Miklos Gafni when Ire was shown parts of the campus .Saturday afternoon. The youthful singer and his accompanist, Max ; Rabinowitsh, arrived in Eugene 'Saturday and presented a concert before more than 2700 townspeople and students Sunday afternoon. Although Hungarian-born Gafni h*as been in the United States only -a year, he said. “There is nothing to compare with it.” He has had an opportunity tp see much of this ‘“nicest country” because his first concert season has carried him to .most of the major American cit ies. New York’s Central park con tained his largest audience, 300, -000 people, on “I’m an American” flay. When asked about the number of concerts he has sung, Gafni said that the Eugene appearance would -be his sixtieth since he left Europe in 1947. During one nine week pe riod, he sang 34 concerts, averag ing more than four performances a- week. _ He sang in France, Italy, and other European countries, but American audiences . pleased him -more than others. He said there vas a warmth present here that -Europeans didn’t possess. College students make up his favorite audi "ence because they are his own age. i His earlier life as medical stu dent and then as slave laborer for Hungarian Nazis furnished many interesting questions. The medical -career is not entirely forgotten be cause Gafni considers returning to medicine. He turned to singing af ‘ ter release from the prison camp where he received his first voice lessons. The three former musicians who (Jiscovered' bis talent while they •were all prisoners were very good triends of his. He said they became attached to him because as a 21 ’ year-old student, he was younger and more cheerful than the other .prisoners. They taught him funda mentals of music and even gave him their food because they were •so sure, of his future. Gafni said he bad only been a drummer in high school and was not interested in serious music until he was in the Camp. He still enjoys all types of .music. Since the war’s end Gafni has be come the tenor of the day, but is -sure it is “more difficult to stay atjc tieo) now wearing Don Leedom’s brass, and a most attractive couple is Zeta Sinclair and Bill Ran, and Zeta wearing said Beta badge. Not as current, but equally as interesting is the pinning of DG Phyllis Morgan to Beta Jerry O’Leary. (Note to Beta house pres., Bud Cobb. Why don’t you hold your house meetings at the DG pillars?) Big scoop is the planting of Mike Mische’s Fiji jewelry on Chi Mariel Means, also Wayne Roch er’s Sig Ep pin which is now the property of Ruby Bienert of the ADPi house, who was this year’s Miss Vogue. Theta Florine Engels, who lives in The Dalles, spent most of her Christmas vacation in Portland. The reason? ATO Pete Miller. Speaking of people named Miller, Theta Joan Edwards is now dat ing Beta Jolinny Miller. Ironic touch, though, is that Johnny is living out this term with Sigma Chi Augie Johnson, to whom Joan was pinned last year. Delt Norm Morrison is forever, not mixed up in a triangle, but an octagon. What is this boy’s charm besides the fact that he rides the Beaver? Parting thought for the day—Who is the big Indian chief in the Chi Psi lodge ? Have lately been imbibing cof fee at the Side. New feature is fresh chocolate donuts, if you like chocolate donuts. If not, they have wonderful soup. Drop in once in a while. The place may be crowded, but just think of all the people you’ll see! ■—(Pd. Adv.) Tyler Studies (Continued from page one) scores follow the GPA for both groups as follows men, A—190, 73; B—1.97, 77; C—2.17, 79; women, A—2.24, 75; B—2.28, 72; C—2.69, 90. These figures clearly show that the third group, composed of stu dents who returned to college af ter the war interruption, is signifi cantly superior by both these cri teria to the groups which did not come back. Faculty who have felt that their 1946-47 student groups were su perior to previous classes are prob ably correct in their judgment, Miss Tyler indicated. There seems to be a real tendency to make up in quality, as well in quantity of stu dents, for the slump which occurred in higher education during the war. INITIATION GIFT Sorority and Fraternity Stationery gggTSS Emerald Classifieds All classified is payable in advance at the rate of four cents a word the first insertion, two cents a word thereafter at the Emerald Business Office. Classified deadline is 4:00 p.m. the day trior to publication. FOR SALE: Ladies matched set Wilson golf clubs: 5 irons, 2 woods and bag. 2206 Patterson Dr, Amazon flats. (60-61-62) LOST: Will person who found my wallet mail it to me please. 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