Word: auld
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Dancing on the balcony and a steak supper will feature the Spring dance at Kirkland House on May 14 with the music of George Auld. This spring has been a trying one for Kirkland House, for in April two ancient cars were deposited in the Kirkland court and just recently the Deacons' sundial was found painted in a manner resembling a barber pole. After this episode it was threatened that the dance would be postponed, but the confession of the culprits in time meant that the dance would go on as scheduled. Carter Leslie, House Athletic Secretary feels fairly sure...
...somewhat lesser interest is Georgie Auld's presence at the Jubilee. This band is rather new, and while it may not be as well integrated as Kirk's auld's tenor sax solos have been good listening and should make up most of the difference. It played here some weeks ago, however, and I heard it kindly spoken of at the time. Then there is Johnnie "Scat" Davis at Lowell House, who suffers, at least in this column, from competition with Kirk the same night. You, too have probably sat through a collegiate movie in which his obstreperous jive...
...Georgie Auld and Rudy Wallace, respectively, both bands are relatively new, and their choice is in line with the recent Jubilee policy of choosing bands on their way to the top rather than the older organizations. This plan hit the jackpot the last two years with Will Bradley and Bobby Byrne...
...Auld, formerly lead tenor sax with Bennie Goodman and Artie Shaw, started his own orchestra about three months ago, and has been steadily on the upgrade ever since. He has already been recognized by swing circles as one of the coming commercial outfits, on the basis of his recordings and dance and theatre dates...
When the clock struck the crowd sang Auld Lang Syne. Then the people began to scatter, walking in pairs or groups past the gnarled skeletons of bombed-out houses. Most of them, men & women, were in uniform. They shouted "Happy New Year!" to strangers half seen in the dark, and they sang She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain. The Yankee tune, with its words Anglicized to Hi-yi, yippee, yippee-eye, was the latest craze...