Having a Ball

Another date for Duke's diary, 11 April, 1947 when the Orchestra played for the Class of '47, Northwestern University at their senior dance in The Grand Ballroom of the Stevens Hotel in Chicago.

This was recorded in the Northwestern Yearbook for 1948, a copy of which is currently for sale on eBay and from the listing for which, these images are taken. The vendor's description is also posted here.

Vtg 1948 Northwestern University Syllabus Yearbook, Paul Lynde, Duke Ellington

You are bidding on a vintage original 1948 Syllabus yearbook, from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. It was published by the Junior Class (Class of 1949) in 1948 and contains individual photos of the Junior Class.

Four notable students who went on to become successful actors or actresses are pictured in the book. Claude Akins was a character actor with a long career on stage, screen and television. Paul Lynde would become a comedian and was known for his role as Uncle Arthur in Bewitched and as a regular on Hollywood Squares. Jeffrey Hunter (Henry McKinnies Jr.) was a film and television actor best known for his role as Jesus in the box office hit King of Kings. Charlotte Rae Lubotsky, shown in a group photo, was best known as Edna Garrett on TV sitcoms, Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life.

Also pictured in the book are composer, pianist and jazz orchestra leader Duke Ellington, who performed at the Senior Ball; actor, singer and dancer Ray Bolger(the scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz), who performed at the Junior Prom; and Charlie Spivak, trumpeter and big band leader who also performed at the Junior prom.

The yearbook has these features:

• Dark blue and gray fabric over hardcover boards, with gold lettering/decoration on front cover and spine
  
• Special section of photos of campus beauties
  
• Illustrated with individual photos of all junior students, and many group photos of sports teams, clubs, activities, fraternities, sororities and much more
  
• 398 pages, including an extensive advertising section
  
• 12.25 inches by 9.25 inches by 1 - 3/8 inches
  

This 73-year-old book has a tight binding with no missing pages. One page is partially torn from the binding but is still attached. There is no handwriting, underlining or highlighting. The interior colors of the graphics remain bright. The cover has some wear with scuffing, bumping, small tears and losses, mostly at corners and edges.