Show THIS WEEK V 1 1 14 r in washington 1 I 1 with clinton davidson Dav ldson n 0 dividson Dov avid idson ion PAT BOONE los angeles calif nov 10 im no teen teenager ager by almost half a century but ive just spent one of the most enlightening and enjoyable days I 1 can remember with the idol of millions of young folks the pleasant energetic and tireless young man is of course pat boone I 1 had a special reason for wanting to spend a 0 typical workday with pat in washington I 1 have heard many discussions on what to do to reduce juvenile delinquency there have been many conferences by educators social workers and law enforcement officials on the subject the usual complaint was that young folks lack ambition and willingness to do hard work youth they said Is lacking in the strang moral qualities upon which our forefathers built this nation I 1 dont believe it A good example more young people admire pat doone than perhaps any other person living I 1 wanted to know what the qualities in him film were that attracted so many young enthusiasts to find out what lie he really Is like ills television show is no 1 among all half hour musical programs ile he has haa made only three movies in two years but ila ho ranks no 3 in movie box office attractions lie Is estimated to have an audience of 23 million on TV alono lats I 1 ats day tit at century rox FOK argan at 8 am a m making a movie lovie called mardi gras rhe scene was a park in new orleans ten little colored children each with a musical instrument were in a cart pulled by a donkeys this formed the orchestra pat sang a song and as he danced he fell backwards over a small hedge the day was hot tile the donkey was stubborn the children were ere difficult to control and the scene had to be taken and retaken from 0 aam am until rpm music maker at a time of day when most business men tire are headed for home or the golf course pat dashed from the movie scene to a sound stage to record musical numbers until 0 pm lie ile arrived home at 6 30 and an hour later he was at the dot recording studios to record home acme new songs at the end of two hours the first song had been recorded seventeen times the director randy woods who la is president of dot records inc was difficult to satisfy finally at 9 30 p m he said lie he would use tile the first half of the alth recording and the last half of the lath pat continued to work on other recordings until 11 30 I 1 doubt it if any adult in the united states who criticize present day young people work as hard as pat lie ile held down three full time jobs while attending columbia university and still graduated among tte the top 8 5 of ills his class lie ile ties has continued his studies here in hollywood if you want to encourage and ln inspire pIre any young people you cannot do it better than by suggesting that they tinplate tin pat doone |