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...graceful "banjo'' drive to "The Hermitage" swept the President's car. He was led inside, had his attention called to the wallpaper given by Marquis de La Fayette, was seated at the head of Andrew Jackson's dining table for just the kind of breakfast that "Old Hickory'' relished. First came savory country sausages and fried apples with cinnamon, followed by a superb dish of turkey hash with beaten biscuits, hominy and eggs scrambled with browned cornmeal. The President was then taken outside for a view of the Jackson tomb. He also cocked...
...guitar solo by John P. Ayer '37, and a banjo duet by Franklin P. Whitbeck '35 are from the instrumental diversion, while Edwin G. Davis '38, will play classical selections on the piano...
Besides the regular four divisions of the organization, a number of specialties have been developed to round out the program including a double quartet, trio, banjo quartet, magician, piano soloist, juggler and unicyclist, and tap dancer...
...Clubs are made of five units. The Vocal Club sings college songs and popular four-part semi-classical numbers. The Mandolin Club and the Banjo Clubs present suitable tunes, and with the Gold Coast Dance Orchestra, offer places for almost every kind of an instrument. The Specialty Division has included in the past few years tap dancers, magicians, quartets, an accordion duet, a ventriloquist, a juggler, and unicyclist, soloists, and other humorous stunts. This year there is a great need of new Specialty acts, and it is hoped that a number of things will be worked up before we start...
Said Messenger Parker: "I knowed dem banjo heads wuzn't representin' de true spirit of de University an' I was provoked an' wore out wid de way dey wuz actin'. ... He didn't tech me, no indeedy, fuh you see I has de body motion an' weaved...