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MAY
1957
THE COLLEGIATE
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Stage And Scrip Begins “The Lark” Fun Featured Libby’s Corner Intramurals
To Use New Method
In Production
Of Spring Play •
The spring production of the
Stage and Script Club of Atlantic
Christian College will take a form
rather different from their usual
program. Jean Anouilh’s play, THE
lark, will be given in the man
ner in which John Brown'i Body
was presented by a noted cast a
few years ago. There will be some
action and the portrayal of each
character will be vivid and dis
tinct. There will also be music,
furnished by -the Chapel Choir of
the college, under the direction of
Lee Howard, and a suggestion of
costume and setting. The parts of
the play representing the trial of
Joan of Arc in the Rouen court
room, will be read by the actors.
Hie method should give authenti
city and a documentary style to
the production.
The adaptation by Lillian Heil
man has been chosen as being
closer to the American idiom than
that of Christopher Fry which was
used in England. 1116 hit produc
tion in New York, featuring Julie
Harris and Boris Karloff, used
Miss Heilman’s version most satis
factorily, as did the Television per
formance. The play has only very
recently been released for ama
teur performance.
The story of Joan of Arc has
been told over and over, by writers
of many nations, but particularly
the French. M. Anoulilh has
given us a moving Interpretation of
this peasant girl who heard "Voic
es” and was commanded by the
saints to free France from the Eng
lish. Bernard Shaw’s SAINT JOAN
currently in the movies, gives us
a somewhat different picture. As
Walter Kerr said of the play: ‘‘It
has remained for a woman dra
matist to give us the first really
toughminded Joan of Arc . . .
I have a strong suspicion that a
great deal of the biting briskness,
the cleaver-sharp determination,
the haughty and hard-headed can
dor of this Joan coities from the
pen of the lady who carved out
and carved up “The Little Foxes”
. . . Joan has been given a stimu
lating new face.”
Richard Watts said of the play
‘'CHE LARK stands on its own
right as a drama of power, beau
ty. t*‘nderness, humor, insight and
compassion. Miss Heilman’s inci
sively vigorous mind and emotions
have complemented the vital qual
ities of the French playwright and
given us what is in effect a collab
oration with a freshness and dist
inction all its own."
The play will be given in How
ard Chapel on Thursday. May 16,
at 8:15 p.m. '
Publication Editors,
Business Managers
Elected For 1957-58
At a recently held election this
month the Atlantic Christian Col
lege student body completed the
final round of its student publica
tions elections.
Patsy Ferrell of Wilson was nam
ed co^itor of the college news
paper, the Collegiate, defeating
Dorothy Taylor of Wilson. Patsy,
a rising sophomore here at ACC,
formerly served on the staff of her
high school newspaper.
TTie other editor, Joanne Riven-
bark of Lexington, was elccted in
the first balloting. Martha Saund
ers. Wilmington, the fourth candi
date for co-editor, was defeated in
the first balloting.
David Batts, Wilson, will hold
the position of business manager
of the Collegiate. David has been
of vital assistance to this year’s
business manager, Norman Wat
son.
Peggy Mitchell. Jackson Heights,
N. Y., will serve as editor of the
college yearbook, the Pine Knot.
Peggy was unopposed for this of
fice. She has assisted Ed Ward on
the Pine Knot staff this year.
Carolyn Miles. Dunn, was elect-
ed assistant editor of the year
book. She, too, has served On this
year’s yearbook staff. Ray Taylor,
Wilson, will serve as business man-
Play Set For May 16,
Stars Ellen Dennis;
Cast Is Announced
In the Stage and Script produc
tion of Thr l^rk, to be given in
Howard Chapel on May 16. at 8: IS
p.m., Ellen Dennis of Greensboro
will play the part of Joan, the
Maid of Ork^ans. from the frist
days of her call by Saint Michael
in the field at Domremy, to her
condemnation as a heretic and the
burning at the stake, but the play
has a timely quality, and the trag
edy is tempered with the know
ledge that we have of the after-
math. T^ere is a mystery about
Joan which has never been solved,
and the greatest minds have re^
mained humble before her. Win
ston Churchill in his first volume
of the HISTORY OF THE ENG
LISH SPEAKING PEOPLE has an
exciting and romantic chapter on
Joan of Arc.
Supporting Miss Dennis is Tom
my Willis playing the part of Bi»-
hop Cauchon, the kindly questioner
at the trial, trying to save Joan,
but insistent that ttie position at
the Church be upheld. Joe Har-
degree plays Warwick, the Eng
lish Earl, who has to see that the
sentence is carried out, but who
stands apart from the proceedings
and comments to the audience on
the significance of the action. It is
he who says in the play: "TTie
girl was a lark in the skies of
France, high over the heads of her
soldiers, singing a joyous, crazy
song of courage. There she was.
outlined against the sun. a target
for everybody to shoot at. flying
straight and happy into battle. To
Frenchmen, she was the soul of
France.”
Delton Glover, president of Stage
and Script, will play two roles in
this play: first, as the stern fa
ther of Joan, and second as La
Hire, the jolly and earthy com
mander of Joan’s forces. Joe Har
ris is another realistic soldier with
whom Joan deals cleverly. 5»an-
ford Peele will give the humorous
and true-to-history ihterpretations
of the Dauphin. Charles, crowned
King of France, through Joan’s ef-!
forts. Doris Jenkins has dignity as'
his mother-in-law, Yolsndc, and
Anne Ball plays the little queen.
Leamon Suggs, seen before on our
stage, plays the stem Inquisitor,
and Ralph Messlck the almost
equally stern Promoter. There are
life-like portrayals of many histor-i
ic personages, as of the ArcW>ls-'
hop by S. D. Bundy, Jr. and La
’Tremouile, by Billy Moore. Becky ^
Skinner and Roney Bunn play'
Joan’s mother and brother, and
Pete Moskos the terrifying Execu-1
tioner.
Ted Hubert will be stage man
ager and Martha Saunders will be
assistant to Mrs. Holsnorth in the,
production. j
ager for the Pine Knot.
Robert Whitely. a freshman from |
Miami, Florida, was elected art
editor of the yearbook. i
At Masquerade
Amid decorative balloons, color-
I <<1 streamers, and masks strange
creaturoi danced, ale homemaae
I cake and drank lemonade, and had
I fun. An apache about the size of
I Librarian Walu-r Gray and his
I 3<-arded Lady clad in Great Grand
mother Gray’s peignoir, kept the
‘music turning.
After the masqueraders had been
admitted by "Ijidy." straight out
I of Disneyland, and t^e Lone Rang-
|er, they wer* greeted by Mickey
Mouse and Zoot Su^t Scudder and
Vagabond Rogers, with his shock
of top hair well parted, and his
' girl friend.
Barker Dr. Butch suddenly an
nounced that the Grand Ole Opry
war about to start. Everyone rush
ed forward to see Cousin Minnie
Pearl Johnston along with other
sUrs. ParUclpaUng In the Grand
Ole Opry were Henry Cider Sip-
per Wilson. Lover Boy McFarlane.
Aunt Rosebud Higgins House. Au-
to-Harp Player Cow. and Ukulele
Pickin’ Johnston. Jethrow Mbrrow
emcee’d the show.
Fortunes were told in mysterious
booths. Madame Carona Carooa
Holsworth. the numeralogist. held
forth in one booth, and Madam
Liederkranz Ward rendered a more
electric brand in another.
Later a girlie show began. Such
a row of pedal appendages has
never been seen on this campus
before. Shrinking Violet, High
Prancer, Muscle Bound, ’Tippy
Toes and others vied for attention.
Just who belong to which pair of
extremities has not yet been en
tirely ferre^ out, but three view
ers identified several of the owners
and won prizes, which — while
not amounting to $6400 — will at
least furnish some means of sup
port. Winners were Thurla Boa-
well. Carol Austin, and Professor
Lee Howard.
After the shows the costumes
were judged and prizes wore
awarded. F^rst prize for the girls’
costumes went to the Three Little
Kittens — Sharon Hazelrigg, Bev-
■rly Edwards, and Joanne Sasser.
First prizj- for the men went to
Bob Whitely, who was taped up
to look like Frankenstein's mon
ster.
Second prize for men was award
ed to Charles Hughs, who wure
an authcntic-looking Indian chief
costume. Third place went to the
red nose clown, and fourth place
was awarded to the Rainmaker.
Teddy Gates.
Second place winner among IJie I
ladies was Sallie Rogers, who was
dressed as a ballerina. Tlurd place
went to Popeye, Billie Anne Creech
and fourth to Yvonne Patterson,
and Indian squaw.
Loti were drawn to deturmine,
the masquerade queen. Young!
Groucho Wenger drew Sayvaugn
White’s name from a Imx contain
ing all the girls’ names. Dr. Ar
thur Wenger crowned Sayvaugn
queen of the ball.
The evening ended with a coke
auction conducted by auctioneer
McFarlane assisted by Mrs. Mor-
By IJBHV <;KI»>1N
Tbis may seem Uke ukl nows
and. by thr itigr. II la. txjt wr )utt
can t close the old book without
reviewing the last results of Cie
baskrtbaTl tournament.
Ilie season ended with i’hl Sig
ma Tau in first place and Sigma
Tau Chi, the Vagabonds and the
T\>wnslers in a three way tie for
second.’These four teama drew to
see who they »-oukl play in the
tournament. In the first round of
the tournament Sigma Tau Chi de
feated Phi Sigma Tau. and the
Vagabonds came out victorious ov-
>r the ’n>wnsters. The champion
ship game between Sigma Tau Chi
and the Vagabonds was a very
exciting and hard-fought game, al
though the score of the game
might not have Indicated that It
was. ’The score was 19-V and the
champions — Sigma Tau Chi. Coo-
gratulations, girls.
Now that basketball Is over let’s
let the basketball AU-Slar Team
pass In review. ’The fullowtng are
the lucky ones who made the
grade. Ttiis. however, doca not
mean that many othera were not
good enough to make the team.
There Just had to be a limit, so
here they are: Vivian Benton, Ol-
Ue CuddingtoD, Ann IBIackiel
Webb. Sybil Baaa, Frances H»>w-
ard. Libby Griffin, Betty Coker.
Jean Daniel. Kay Smith, Alice
Godwin, Marty Wilkinson, Shirley
Stanley, Jean Adams.
Ping Pong intramurals have Just
ended, and as always it was fight
down to the very finish. In singles
Dot Anderson Moore and Marty
Wiikinsoo faced each other for the
championship round which ended
in a victory for the greatest ping
pong player around these parts —
Marty (Pony ’Tail) Wilkinson. If
hou haven’t seen her play yet or
tried to play her, you should. She's
really a bang-up player. Congratu
lations to you, Marty, If you did
clip my wings on your way to the
much deserved winner’s circle.
In doubles the competition for
the final game was well matched In
that three games wrre neceasury
for the final decision. Kay Smith
and Jean Daniel fared I>>t A.
Moore and IJbby Griffin for t!ie
championship. I>>t Moore and you’s
truly won the first game, Ixit, to
our amazement, w«Te overpower
ed in th<- next two games giving
Kay and Jean the championship.
It seems that we just had a case
of "the can’t-help-lts.” Congratula
tions to you. champs.
The newly electid officers of the
Women’s Recreation Association
for the 19S7-58 year are as fol
lows:
I'rcsident — Ollle Cuddingtim
Vice-President — Frances How-
By TOMMV H'll.IXS
I Well, here we are again ’Thia
lime we bring great and Joyful
! new; for the followers ol the Cakt-
1 well-Day Studenis The hoys ol
CPS made the fraternity men take
I a biu'k seat and as they rolled
up a perfect rect>rd in sont>aU
play
1.<h1 by the outstanding p4tchinf
of Hay Uartve and the slnmc bata
of Hilly (ioodson. I>arwin W’lUJams,
I’at Wright and others, they were
at>le to roll up thotr i-0 record.
Second place was undecided uo-
til the final day ol the seasoo.
when I’hl Kappa Alpha with a J-1
record met Sigma Hho I*1U with
a 1-2 record 'The I*hi Kap boya
needed a win to take undlsinitad
possession of the No. 1 spot itig-
ma Rho. however, had other kleaa
and behind lefty William Uxzell
acored an exciting 4-S victory.
' Sticks” Hutchins pitched a neat
ballgame until "yours truly" acci
dentally popped a hyball over the
second baseman'a head to score
Charles Peel from aeeond with
what later proved to be t^ wln-
: ning run Wesley I>jles had a home-
nin fur Phi Kap.
I Mnal Hlandlnca In lioftliaU
w L roi.
Caldwell-Day 4 0 1 000
I’hl Kappa Alpha 2 2 .500
I Sigma Rho Phi 2 I MO
Sigma Alpha 11 .2M
Phi Delta Gamma 0 4 ooo
In the horseshoe tournament It
appears that defending champion
Eton Fulghum (CDS) Is the man
to beat, ^ciae moat likely to de
throne him are John Williams.
Doug Gregg, or Phil Yarbrough.
Final results should be ready Tar
the next issue.
Volleyball will have been com
pleted iiy the time you read this.
It ap|>ears from hero that either
Phi Kap "A" or Sigma Aliiha "A"
will be In the coveted number one
position. Sigma Hho "H" could
very easily determine who will
hold this position since they have
3 games Irft with Ixjth teams. We’ll
give you a complete wrap-up of
this year’s intramural program In
our next Issue. See you then
ard
Secretary — Ann (Hlondie) Webb
Treasurer — Vivian IV-nlnn
Reporter — Billie Ann Creech
TTio softball captains for the var
ious intramural teams are as fol
lows:
Green — Frances Howard
Ri'd — Mary Ruth Ulrich
White — Janice Saddler
Blue — IJbby Griffin
That about does It for now, ao
until I have softball and badminton
news, I’ll just aay so long!
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