AN EVENING AT THE POPS: WARMTH & MIXED SPIRITS

The rains came, but they falled to cool off Symphony Hall last night for the annual 25th reunion "evening at the Pops." Arthur Fledier provided his own thunderous enlightening music, however, to the shirt-sleeved crowd that sat back and clinked their glasses filled with the flowing champagne, beer, and wine.

Overwhelmed with the spirits of the evening, the reunioners cheered loudly and gave standing ovations for classmate Irving Fine's work "Blue Towers" and 16-year-old Joela Jones' solo in the feature work by Rachmaninoff. Others also managed to get to their feet when "The Twist" inspired the younger set to give a small dancing exhibition.

"Fair Harvard" provided the fitting climax to the evening devoted to dewy-eyed '37.