POPS

In the spring, Boston goes to the Pops, From Beacon Hill, from Back Bay, from the North Shore, Bostonians come to drink claret lemonade, to talk to their friends, and to enjoy what is probably the best entertainment to be found in the city at this time of year.

Monday night was Harvard Night at the Pops, and Cantabridgians, alumni, would-be alumni, and servicemen gathered around the little green tables on the floor of the great hall and packed the galleries. But Harvard Night gave habitual Popsgoers a heavier fare than usual, and there was less popping of bottles, less swishing of ice in glasses.

The Glee Club, giving a somewhat labored performance, was well received, but the Pops audience was more grateful to it for "Casey Jones, and "Tarantella" than for Valerius' "Prayer of Thans-giving." Kalman Novak '45 -played a brilliant solo in Schumann's Piano Concerto, but this, too, was a little serious for the gay Pops crowd.