I stopped and gazed on the little dull man who was being paid to be a teacher of teachers. I turned and walked to the door, slammed it closed with a bang, and broken glass crashed to the floor. There was uproar behind me in the class, which did not interest me at all.

Only Bing Crosby sold more Decca Records than the sisters in the 1940s. The boy performed a rendition of the folk ballad "Barbara Allen" and impressed both his uncle and the audience. He was discharged honorably apparently for medical reasons in September 1943.

It was genteel in expressive impact without being genteel in social conformity. Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14 1909 – April 14 1995) was an American actor writer and folk music singer. As an actor Ives's work included comedies dramas and voice work in theater television and motion pictures.