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
<sn top than to reach it.” He is now
•studying with Dr. Herz in New
York and hopes to enter opera af
ter several years of concert work.
Already he has made a movie
feature for Columbia pictures and
plans to make a full length picture
soon. When asked about movie
work, the tenor said he preferred
the concert stage where he is close
to the people.
The friendly Gafni speaks Eng
lish exceptionally well and knows
at least five other languages. He
was pleased with Oregon and said
it was “beautiful, very nice.”
Rabinowitsh has just been with
Gafni during the west coast tour.
Wholesome Gal...
This is film dancer Vera Ellen,
who according to information re
ceived with the picture, has been
selected by Artist Nathan H.
Glick as the “All American
Girl.” Glick intends to make a
f dl-length painting of her.
Every fellow on the team
Thinks that Ivah is a dream!
She’s the gal they always win for—
Sister Seniors have it in for
S HOSIERY
His background includes ten years
as accompanist for Chaliapin, the
Russian singer.
Sidepatter
(Continued from f>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.
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