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Hamilton Roots Bits of history, trivia, and snapshots of life at Hamilton pertaining to radio.
Radio Roots: Choir does National Broadcast (9-24-07) Choir Does Program On Mutual Network
The Hamilton College Choir under the direction of John L. Baldwin, Jr., will present a half hour radio concert over WOR in New York City on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. The program, a part of WOR’s regular weekly College Concert Series was transcribed Wednesday night in a two hour session. Twelve hundred alumni in the New York area have received cards informing them of the broadcast Sunday.
The program will include a few remarks by President Robert W. McEwen. Among the selections to be sung are Hamilton’s traditional marching song, Gather Close Ye Boys and Men, Carissima, and I Wonder As I Wander, with the tenor solo by Edward Draffin.
The Choir recorded a Christmas concert over the Mutual Broadcasting System last month but due to a conflict in programming Mutual’s central station WOR, was unable to air the program. Frank Muckenhaupt ’44, the director of the college concert program, arranged for WOR to broadcast this second recording.
Dave Hastings, the manager of the Choir, suggested that any good radio would be able to pick up the broadcast over WOR. Neil Harvey Gould wrote the script for the program, Dick Hehmeyer announced and Tony du Bourg supervised the recording.
Source: Spectator, February 13, 1953. This is the fourth article in the radio roots series.
Roots: Script Writing (9-4-07) Mr. Williams Offers Script Writing Class
Starting with the second week of the semester, Mr. Howard Williams will conduct a group discussion course in radio script writing. The purpose of this course will be to teach radio drama composition and to show the differences in form between scripts and other types of writing. The course will familiarize the students with radio style and the technical difficulties involved. No credit will be given.
Students and others in the college community who are interested are requested to leave notice of their name, telephone number, and the nights they would be able to attend such a class, in Mr. Williams’ box in Middle Dormitory.
For the first two or three meetings the participants will listen to a recorded program, analyze it, and discover what constitutes a radio play. Later in the course they will adapt two short stories to radio production and will probably write a short drama themselves.
Source: Spectator January 13, 1950
This is the third article in the radio roots series.
Roots: INVASION! (8-26-07) Hamilton left me with one of the craziest experiences I’ve ever had. On October 31st, I believe it was 1938, a fraternity brother and I took the trolley to the Stanley Theater in Utica. On the way back, when we passed Peg’s (tavern), the place was in turmoil. Being somewhat familiar with the blandishments of the establishment and its clientele, we decided to investigate. Nearly every one of the stalwarts was plastered. Behind the bar, a few were pulling bottles down from the shelves and pouring copious drinks which they were handing out to one and all.
“Where’s the boss?” we asked.
“He’s gone home to die with his wife and kids,” was the reply.
“Why has he gone home to die with his wife and kids?”
“Because of the invasion.”
“What invasion?” we asked.
“Well, we’ve been invaded. Those little men from Mars are in New Jersey and moving north. Nothing can stop them. Soldiers, guns, shells. Nothing! Hell, they’ll be here before morning. The boss said, ‘Drink up, none of us will be here after tomorrow anyway.’ ”
We walked soberly up the Hill. By the time we reached the fraternity house, Orson Welles had put out the word that it was all a big spoof. Source Half Century Annalist Letter presented in 1989 for the 1939 Class.
This is the second in a series of articles exposing bits of Hamilton's past in broadcasting.
Roots: INTRODUCTION This series will illuminate bits and pieces of Hamilton history in relation to radio and radio drama. We at XVH hope you enjoy these snapshots of life from the 40s and 50s. |
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