Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 280, Decatur, Adams County, 27 November 1957 — Page 11

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1957

Bandstand Is Only Musical For Young Teen-Agers Make Or Break Records By WILLIAM EWALD United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK (UP>—Teen-agers make or break a pop recordBut strangle? enough, although TV trots out a bushel of musical shows each week, only one is pitched right at the saddle shoes set—“ American Bandstand." ABC-TV, which launched the show on its network in August (it started as a local TV entry in Philadelphia five years ago) beams it to 74 of its stations for 90 minutes each afternoon, Monday through Friday. The daytime show has proved so successful that, since October, the network also has staged a half-hour evening version each Monday. No ‘Maggie’ Talent The show’s click with teen-agers is based on a sinhpie formula: It shuns the high - priced, highlypublicized “When-You-and-I- wereYoung, Maggie" talent that other network musicals offer so often. Instead, “American Bandstand" zeroes in on the artists the kids are buying—Johnny Mathis, the

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Everly brothers, the SCrickets, many of them names that don’t mean much to square elder auditors. . "It’s no secret that TV neglects the teen-ager," says Dick Clark, emcee of the show. "Even some radio stations have stopped programming for the kids. The situation exists because so many advertisers think the teen-agers lack buying power. “But, of course, anybody who knows teen-agers knows that’s non sense. In any family, the teenager influences the purchase of the car. the toothpaste, the breakfast cereal that goes into that family. And he sets the styles for the rest of the nation in other things—in music, in fashion, for example." Commands Loyal Audience At 27, the baby -faced Clark commands a pretty loyal audience- One trade weekly ("Variety’), he pointed out’, recently called him “the number one hit maker in the nation." Clark returns that loyalty. “I think it was Mitch Miller who said the teen-ager likes rock ’n’ roll because nobody else does," says Clark. “The teen-ager would like to be thought of as belonging to a distinguishable group. He wants an identity of his own. "He thinks like an adult, but he thinks of different things. He’s not concerned too much with mak-

Holiday Cream Fudge Adds New - Illi Bj ri Noah Webster must have been something of an Ebenezer Scrooge to judge by his definition of fudge. Mr. Webster’s dictionary calls it a “soft, sugary candy containing chocolate and nuts.” And then he stops, leaving out the most important part—the fun of making or receiving a boxful for Christmas. — And if you’re using th is fudge recipe, you’ll be preparing an extra batch to nibble on at home. The evaporated milk, blended with marshmallow and semi-sweet chocolate morsels, guarantees a creamy texture and rich flavor that will keep you in the kitchen making fudge all during next year, too. The fudge can be made in just a few minutes, and chances are that all the ingredients—including a can of evaporated milk—are on hand at all times. If not, they will be—after you’ve made your first batch. Holiday Cream Fudge • % cup evaporated milk ' teaspoon salt 1 8-ounce jar marshmallow 1 12-ounce package semi ev t cream chocolate morsels ’/« cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla, IJ4 cup sugar % cup chopped Brazil nuts Combine evaporated milk, marshmallow cream, butter, sugar and salt in saucepan and bring to full boil stirring constantly. Boil five minutes over moderate heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add semi-sweet chocolate morsels, vanilla and nuts. Stir until chocolate is melted. Pour into greased pan Bxßx2 inches. Chill until finn. YIELD: Approximately 2Vi pounds.

ing a living as adults are. His concerns are things like the high school football team, music... “His heroes? Well, in music, Ricky Nelson and Sal Mineo. Elvis Presley is still big And there’s Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats Domino. With the exception of Fats, who is 29, they're all pretty young — the kids can identify with them. They buy Pat Boone, too, but they don't get excited about him. He’s sort of solid bread—the Frank Sinatra of this generation. On the whole, 98 per cent of our kids are well-mannered, wellad justed people. It’s the two per

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cent who have stirred up all the trouble — something many adults fail to consider. I remember” once on my show I read a statement about young people being unfit, disrespectful... “You know who wrote the statement? Socrates, in 400 B. C. Even then, the older generation was complaining about the kids ’’ Tough Beef NORTH VERNON, Ind — (W — Roger Simmons, 15, Paris Crossing, was treated for injuries sustained when he punched a cow on the nose with his fist.

Russia Builds Up Education System More intensive Studies Than U. S. . (Education—First of a Series By LOUIS CASSELS United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON (UP) — Two years ago, a high Soviet official told American educator who was visiting Russia: “We're not going to fight a hot war with you- We’re going to lick you in the classroom.” Few Americans were prepared in 1955 to take this Soviet boast seriously. The U. S. school system, despite its “temporary” shortages of space and faculty, was widely regarded then as the best in the world. Russia was credited with a few good technical schools but its overall educational system was considered rather primitive. Complacency Rudely Shaken Three recent developments have shaken rudely such American complacency: 1. Disclosure that Russia is training far more scientists and. engineers than the United States. Russian schools graduate 60,000 engineers a year to our 34,000; 8,000 Ph.D's in science to our 6,000. 2. Sputniks I and II blasted any notion that Russia is sacrificing quality for quantity in technical education. 3. A U. S. Office of Education report showed that Russian students work much longer and

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retary of the Council for Basic Education, said U. S. schools are dominated by professional educators who turn a deaf ear to all outside criticism. Tnese professors he said, are so bemused by their “life-adjustment” theories of education that they have "lost sight of the real functions of a school —to present an organized body of knowledge and teach children to use their minds effectively?' J Millions of American youths, says Smith, are being taught to "drive cars, weave baskets, choose mates, and behave gracefully at a "party" when they should be learning to solve quadratic equations, conduct experiments in organic chemistry, or parse a sentence. Professional educators say these criticisms are intemperate and unfair. Most acknowledge a need for some curriculum "adjustments” to increase emphasis on mathematics and other basic studies. But they oppose sweeping changes which would upset the “balance" of American education or deprive students of freedom to choose courses which meet their individual "life needs.” Church Bees CLAWSON, Mich. — W — Rev. Walter Ratcliffe, pastor of the Clawson Methodist Chuch, was willing to live and let live when a swarm of honey bees invades the church steeple two years ago,- but he objected as they multiplied, began to invade the vestibule and even the church, finally upset a wedding party. He hopes to collect enough rent in honey to pay for having the bees evicted.

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